How To Pronounce Single
single
UK
Phonemic
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
Phonetic
[ˈsɪ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
In British English, single is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/.
Single has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.
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