How to Pronounce “shotgun

word

/ˈʃɑtˌɡən/
SHAHT-guhn
/ʃˈɒtɡʌn/
SHOT-guhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈʃɑtˌɡən/

British English

/ʃˈɒtɡʌn/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

SHAHT-guhn

UK

SHOT-guhn

Listen in Context

The farmer kept a shotgun in a locked cabinet.

He loaded the shotgun before the hunting trip.

My uncle owns an old shotgun.

I call shotgun—I'm sitting in the front seat.