How To Pronounce Glad
glad
UK
Phonemic
/ɡlæd/
Phonetic
[ɡlæd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡlæd/
In British English, glad is pronounced /ɡlæd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlæd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlæd/.
Glad 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
ɡlæd
Glad has one syllable in British English.
glad + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡlæd.ə/
US
/ˈɡlæd.ɚ/
glad + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡlæd.ɪst/
US
/ˈɡlæd.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Glad
Questions About Glad
How do you pronounce glad in British English?
In British English, glad is pronounced /ɡlæd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlæd̚].
How do you pronounce glad in American English?
In American English, glad is pronounced /ɡlæd/.
Do British and American English pronounce glad the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡlæd/.
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