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