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