How To Pronounce Guard

guard

Phonemic

/ɡɑːd/

Phonetic

[ɡɑːʴd̚]

Phonemic

/ɡɑːrd/

In British English, guard is pronounced /ɡɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɑːʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɑːrd/.

Guard 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

ɡɑːd

Guard has one syllable in British English.

guard + -s

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

/ɡɑːdz/

/ɡɑːrdz/

guard + -ed

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

/ˈɡɑː.dɪd/

/ˈɡɑːr.dɪd/

guard + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡɑː.dɪŋ/

/ˈɡɑːr.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Guard

Questions About Guard

How do you pronounce guard in British English?

In British English, guard is pronounced /ɡɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɑːʴd̚].

How do you pronounce guard in American English?

In American English, guard is pronounced /ɡɑːrd/.

Do British and American English pronounce guard the same way?

No. British English has /ɡɑːd/ and American English has /ɡɑːrd/.

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