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