How To Pronounce Feed
feed
UK
Phonemic
/fiːd/
Phonetic
[fiːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/fiːd/
In British English, feed is pronounced /fiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fiːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fiːd/.
Feed 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
fiːd
Feed has one syllable in British English.
feed + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fiːdz/
US
/fiːdz/
feed + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Feed
Questions About Feed
How do you pronounce feed in British English?
In British English, feed is pronounced /fiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fiːd̚].
How do you pronounce feed in American English?
In American English, feed is pronounced /fiːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce feed the same way?
Yes. Both are /fiːd/.
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