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