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