How To Pronounce Card

card

Phonemic

/kɑːd/

Phonetic

[kʰɑːʴd̚]

Phonemic

/kɑːrd/

In British English, card is pronounced /kɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑːʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɑːrd/.

Card has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

kɑːd

Card has one syllable in British English.

card + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/kɑːdz/

/kɑːrdz/

card + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈkɑː.dɪd/

/ˈkɑːr.dɪd/

card + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkɑː.dɪŋ/

/ˈkɑːr.dɪŋ/

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Questions About Card

How do you pronounce card in British English?

In British English, card is pronounced /kɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑːʴd̚].

How do you pronounce card in American English?

In American English, card is pronounced /kɑːrd/.

Do British and American English pronounce card the same way?

No. British English has /kɑːd/ and American English has /kɑːrd/.

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