How do you pronounce "king"?

[Хahar 🤔]

I've always perceived the vowel in "king" as identical to the sound in "keen", but Wikipedia tells me that that's a special characteristic of California English.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Keen with a g at the end.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Option 2

[Fritz]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[MasterJedi]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[Torie]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[TNF]

Keen with a g at the end.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[ilikeverin]

[kɪŋ].  What Snowguy said.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.

[ilikeverin]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

[Vosem]

Generally, kuh-ROHL'.

When I speak English? The vowel sound in "kin". I don't think I've ever heard the other pronunciation from a native speaker. Option 3.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

It's that thing where you have 2 consonants together that make a different sound. Like in diphthong.

[memphis]

Option 2 for me. 1 sounds like one of those nasal Great Lakes people.

[Supersonic]

I can't compute how 'keen' can link to 'king'.

[Хahar 🤔]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

It's that thing where you have 2 consonants together that make a different sound. Like in diphthong.

Two vowels.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

It's that thing where you have 2 consonants together that make a different sound. Like in diphthong.

Two vowels.

Oh.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Kin in closer to king than keen. 

It's like when people say dee instead of day when saying weekdays.  My old boss used to say "tyuse-dee" for tuesday (tooz-day)

[Grumpier Than Thou]

I strongly dislike when people say "yooj" instead of "hue-j" when saying "huge"

[King]

"in-ter-mod-er-ate"

[Sol]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

Exactly. The Keeng pronounciation would be something along the lines of [kʰiŋ], correct?

[ilikeverin]

There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".

Exactly. The Keeng pronounciation would be something along the lines of [kʰiŋ], correct?

Yep!  I mean, both pronunciations will presumably be aspirated in American English.