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