How To Pronounce Aid
aid
UK
Phonemic
/eɪd/
Phonetic
[eɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/eɪd/
In British English, aid is pronounced /eɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /eɪd/.
Aid 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
eɪd
Aid has one syllable in British English.
aid + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/eɪdz/
US
/eɪdz/
aid + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈeɪ.dɪd/
US
/ˈeɪ.dɪd/
aid + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈeɪ.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈeɪ.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Aid
Questions About Aid
How do you pronounce aid in British English?
In British English, aid is pronounced /eɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪd̚].
How do you pronounce aid in American English?
In American English, aid is pronounced /eɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce aid the same way?
Yes. Both are /eɪd/.
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