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