"Tongue" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈtəŋ/ in IPA and it has one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈtəŋ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/tˈʌŋ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
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"Tongue" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈtəŋ/ in IPA and it has one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Tongue" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "tongue" is /ˈtəŋ/.
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