How To Pronounce Zinc
zinc
UK
Phonemic
/zɪŋk/
Phonetic
[zɪ̃ŋk̚]
US
Phonemic
/zɪŋk/
In British English, zinc is pronounced /zɪŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [zɪ̃ŋk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /zɪŋk/.
Zinc 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
zɪŋk
Zinc has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Zinc
Questions About Zinc
How do you pronounce zinc in British English?
In British English, zinc is pronounced /zɪŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [zɪ̃ŋk̚].
How do you pronounce zinc in American English?
In American English, zinc is pronounced /zɪŋk/.
Do British and American English pronounce zinc the same way?
Yes. Both are /zɪŋk/.
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