How To Pronounce Add
add
UK
Phonemic
/æd/
Phonetic
[æd̚]
US
Phonemic
/æd/
In British English, add is pronounced /æd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /æd/.
Add has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
æd
Add has one syllable in British English.
add + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ædz/
US
/ædz/
add + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈæd.ɪd/
US
/ˈæd.ɪd/
add + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈæd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈæd.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Add
Questions About Add
How do you pronounce add in British English?
In British English, add is pronounced /æd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æd̚].
How do you pronounce add in American English?
In American English, add is pronounced /æd/.
Do British and American English pronounce add the same way?
Yes. Both are /æd/.
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