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