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