How To Pronounce Held
held
UK
Phonemic
/held/
Phonetic
[heɫd̚]
US
Phonemic
/held/
In British English, held is pronounced /held/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [heɫd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /held/.
Held 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
held
Held has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Held
Questions About Held
How do you pronounce held in British English?
In British English, held is pronounced /held/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [heɫd̚].
How do you pronounce held in American English?
In American English, held is pronounced /held/.
Do British and American English pronounce held the same way?
Yes. Both are /held/.
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