How To Pronounce Wring
wring
UK
Phonemic
/rɪŋ/
Phonetic
[rɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/rɪŋ/
In British English, wring is pronounced /rɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪŋ/.
Wring has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
rɪŋ
Wring has one syllable in British English.
wring + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪŋz/
US
/rɪŋz/
wring + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).
UK
/ˈrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Wring
Questions About Wring
How do you pronounce wring in British English?
In British English, wring is pronounced /rɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce wring in American English?
In American English, wring is pronounced /rɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce wring the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪŋ/.
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