How To Pronounce Evade

evade

UK
Phonemic
/ɪˈveɪd/
Phonetic
[ɪˈveɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪˈveɪd/

In British English, evade is pronounced /ɪˈveɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈveɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈveɪd/.

Evade has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ɪveɪd

Evade has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

evade + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɪˈveɪdz/
US
/ɪˈveɪdz/
evade + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ɪˈveɪ.dɪd/
US
/ɪˈveɪ.dɪd/
evade + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ɪˈveɪ.dɪŋ/
US
/ɪˈveɪ.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Evade

Questions About Evade

How do you pronounce evade in British English?

In British English, evade is pronounced /ɪˈveɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈveɪd̚].

How do you pronounce evade in American English?

In American English, evade is pronounced /ɪˈveɪd/.

How many syllables are in evade?

Evade has two syllables, /ɪ/ + /veɪd/.

Where is the stress in evade?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /veɪd/.

Do British and American English pronounce evade the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪˈveɪd/.

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