How To Pronounce Hide
hide
UK
Phonemic
/haɪd/
Phonetic
[haɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/haɪd/
In British English, hide is pronounced /haɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /haɪd/.
Hide 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
haɪd
Hide has one syllable in British English.
hide + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/haɪdz/
US
/haɪdz/
hide + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Hide
Questions About Hide
How do you pronounce hide in British English?
In British English, hide is pronounced /haɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪd̚].
How do you pronounce hide in American English?
In American English, hide is pronounced /haɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce hide the same way?
Yes. Both are /haɪd/.
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