How to pronounce “song”
Say “song” in one beat
song
/sɔŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɒŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- songsɔŋ
- IPA (American)
- /sɔŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /sɒŋ/
- Respelling
- SAWNG
- Syllables
- 1 — song
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɔŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/sɔŋ/
/sɒŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “song” means
- noun
a short musical composition with words
“a successful musical must have at least three good songs”
- noun
a distinctive or characteristic sound
“the song of bullets was in the air”
- noun
the act of singing
“with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates”
Say it in a sentence
“She hummed the same song all afternoon in the kitchen.”“song”, answered
How do you pronounce “song”?
“song” is pronounced /sɔŋ/ (SAWNG) in American English and /sɒŋ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sɔŋ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “song” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sɔŋ/ — a single beat.
Is “song” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sɔŋ/ (SAWNG); British English says /sɒŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “song” mean?
As a noun: a short musical composition with words For example: “a successful musical must have at least three good songs” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “song”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɔŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “song” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.