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