How To Pronounce Nun

nun

UK
Phonemic
/nʌn/
Phonetic
[nʌ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/nʌn/

In British English, nun is pronounced /nʌn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nʌ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /nʌn/.

Nun has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

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