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