How To Pronounce AIDS
AIDS
UK
Phonemic
/eɪdz/
Phonetic
[eɪdz]
US
Phonemic
/eɪdz/
In British English, AIDS is pronounced /eɪdz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪdz]. In American English, it is pronounced /eɪdz/.
AIDS 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
eɪdz
AIDS has one syllable in British English.
Questions About AIDS
How do you pronounce AIDS in British English?
In British English, AIDS is pronounced /eɪdz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪdz].
How do you pronounce AIDS in American English?
In American English, AIDS is pronounced /eɪdz/.
Do British and American English pronounce AIDS the same way?
Yes. Both are /eɪdz/.
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