How To Pronounce Bed
bed
UK
Phonemic
/bed/
Phonetic
[bed̚]
US
Phonemic
/bed/
In British English, bed is pronounced /bed/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bed̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bed/.
Bed 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
bed
Bed has one syllable in British English.
bed + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bedz/
US
/bedz/
Words That Rhyme With Bed
Questions About Bed
How do you pronounce bed in British English?
In British English, bed is pronounced /bed/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bed̚].
How do you pronounce bed in American English?
In American English, bed is pronounced /bed/.
Do British and American English pronounce bed the same way?
Yes. Both are /bed/.
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