How To Pronounce Yawn
yawn
UK
Phonemic
/jɔːn/
Phonetic
[jʷɔ̃ːn]
US
Phonemic
/jɔːn/
In British English, yawn is pronounced /jɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷɔ̃ːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /jɔːn/.
Yawn 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
jɔːn
Yawn has one syllable in British English.
yawn + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/jɔːnz/
US
/jɔːnz/
yawn + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/jɔːnd/
US
/jɔːnd/
yawn + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈjɔː.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈjɔː.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Yawn
Questions About Yawn
How do you pronounce yawn in British English?
In British English, yawn is pronounced /jɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷɔ̃ːn].
How do you pronounce yawn in American English?
In American English, yawn is pronounced /jɔːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce yawn the same way?
Yes. Both are /jɔːn/.
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