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