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