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