How to pronounce wrong in American English
RAHNG
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Americans pronounce wrong as RAHNG (/rɔŋ/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "wrong" sounds like RAHNG.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, a tiny act of laziness that makes the rhythm feel right. It comes out as RAHNG.
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"Everything is going wrong this evening."
EHV·ree·thuhng ihz GOH·uhng RAHNG dhihs EEV·nuhng
"I acknowledge that I was in the wrong on this occasion."
ahy uhk·NAH·luhj dhuht ahy wuhz ihn dhuh RAHNG ahn dhihs uh·KAY·zhuhn
"I didn't mean to give you the wrong keys."
ahy DIH·duhnt MEEN tuh GIHV yoo dhuh RAHNG KEEZ
"I have a feeling that something is wrong."
ahy hav uh FEE·luhng dhuht SUHM·thuhng ihz RAHNG
"I must have packed the wrong bag by accident."
ahy MUHST huhv PAKT dhuh RAHNG BAG bahy AK·suh·duhnt
"We'll investigate what went wrong."
weel ihn·VEH·stuh·gayt wuht wehnt RAHNG
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Is the American pronunciation of "wrong" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "RAHNG" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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