How To Pronounce Young
young
UK
Phonemic
/jʌŋ/
Phonetic
[jʌ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/jʌŋ/
In British English, young is pronounced /jʌŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʌ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /jʌŋ/.
Young 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
jʌŋ
Young has one syllable in British English.
young + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English. A /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ in the comparative and superlative (longer, longest), but not in -ing (longing).
UK
/ˈjʌŋ.ɡə/
US
/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɚ/
young + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/. A /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ in the comparative and superlative (longer, longest), but not in -ing (longing).
UK
/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/
US
/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Young
Questions About Young
How do you pronounce young in British English?
In British English, young is pronounced /jʌŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʌ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce young in American English?
In American English, young is pronounced /jʌŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce young the same way?
Yes. Both are /jʌŋ/.
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