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