How to pronounce skin
Say it like SKIN. Skin is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SKIN
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Skin pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SKINSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of skin
American and British speakers say skin in essentially the same way: /skɪn/ in the US and /skɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: SKIN.
What does skin mean?
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch“your skin is the largest organ of your body”
- an outer surface (usually thin)“the skin of an airplane”
- body covering of a living animal
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of“The boy skinned his knee when he fell”
- remove the bark of a tree
Words that rhyme with skin
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of skin.
Questions about saying skin
How do you pronounce skin?
Say SKIN. The American pronunciation is /skɪn/. In British English it is /skɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in skin?
Skin is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKIN.
Do Americans and Brits say skin the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /skɪn/ and the British form is /skɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.