How To Pronounce Blind
blind
UK
Phonemic
/blaɪnd/
Phonetic
[bla͠ɪnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/blaɪnd/
In British English, blind is pronounced /blaɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bla͠ɪnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /blaɪnd/.
Blind 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
blaɪnd
Blind has one syllable in British English.
blind + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/blaɪndz/
US
/blaɪndz/
blind + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈblaɪn.dɪd/
US
/ˈblaɪn.dɪd/
blind + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈblaɪn.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈblaɪn.dɪŋ/
blind + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈblaɪn.də/
US
/ˈblaɪn.dɚ/
blind + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈblaɪn.dɪst/
US
/ˈblaɪn.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Blind
Questions About Blind
How do you pronounce blind in British English?
In British English, blind is pronounced /blaɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bla͠ɪnd̚].
How do you pronounce blind in American English?
In American English, blind is pronounced /blaɪnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce blind the same way?
Yes. Both are /blaɪnd/.
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