How To Pronounce Cloud
cloud
UK
Phonemic
/klaʊd/
Phonetic
[kl̥aʊd̚]
US
Phonemic
/klaʊd/
In British English, cloud is pronounced /klaʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥aʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /klaʊd/.
Cloud 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
klaʊd
Cloud has one syllable in British English.
cloud + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/klaʊdz/
US
/klaʊdz/
cloud + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈklaʊ.dɪd/
US
/ˈklaʊ.dɪd/
cloud + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈklaʊ.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈklaʊ.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cloud
Questions About Cloud
How do you pronounce cloud in British English?
In British English, cloud is pronounced /klaʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥aʊd̚].
How do you pronounce cloud in American English?
In American English, cloud is pronounced /klaʊd/.
Do British and American English pronounce cloud the same way?
Yes. Both are /klaʊd/.
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