How To Pronounce Good
good
UK
Phonemic
/ɡʊd/
Phonetic
[ɡʷʊd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡʊd/
In British English, good is pronounced /ɡʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡʊd/.
Good 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
ɡʊd
Good has one syllable in British English.
good + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡʊdz/
US
/ɡʊdz/
Words That Rhyme With Good
Questions About Good
How do you pronounce good in British English?
In British English, good is pronounced /ɡʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷʊd̚].
How do you pronounce good in American English?
In American English, good is pronounced /ɡʊd/.
Do British and American English pronounce good the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡʊd/.
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