How To Pronounce Gird

gird

Phonemic

/ɡɜːd/

Phonetic

[ɡɜːʴd̚]

Phonemic

/ɡɝːd/

In British English, gird is pronounced /ɡɜːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɜːʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɝːd/.

Gird has one 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

ɡɜːd

Gird has one syllable in British English.

gird + -s

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

/ɡɜːdz/

/ɡɝːdz/

gird + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈɡɜː.dɪd/

/ˈɡɝː.dɪd/

gird + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡɜː.dɪŋ/

/ˈɡɝː.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Gird

Questions About Gird

How do you pronounce gird in British English?

In British English, gird is pronounced /ɡɜːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɜːʴd̚].

How do you pronounce gird in American English?

In American English, gird is pronounced /ɡɝːd/.

Do British and American English pronounce gird the same way?

No. British English has /ɡɜːd/ and American English has /ɡɝːd/.

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