How To Pronounce Garden

garden

Phonemic

/ˈɡɑː.dən/

Phonetic

[ˈɡɑːʴ.dn̩]

Phonemic

/ˈɡɑːr.dən/

In British English, garden is pronounced /ˈɡɑː.dən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡɑːʴ.dn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡɑːr.dən/.

Garden has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɡɑːdən

Garden has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

garden + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈɡɑː.dənz/

/ˈɡɑːr.dənz/

garden + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈɡɑː.dənd/

/ˈɡɑːr.dənd/

garden + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡɑːr.dən.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Garden

Questions About Garden

How do you pronounce garden in British English?

In British English, garden is pronounced /ˈɡɑː.dən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡɑːʴ.dn̩].

How do you pronounce garden in American English?

In American English, garden is pronounced /ˈɡɑːr.dən/.

How many syllables are in garden?

Garden has two syllables, /ɡɑː/ + /dən/.

Where is the stress in garden?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡɑː/.

Do British and American English pronounce garden the same way?

No. British English has /ˈɡɑː.dən/ and American English has /ˈɡɑːr.dən/.

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