How To Pronounce Hoard

hoard

UK
Phonemic
/hɔːd/
Phonetic
[hʷɔːʴd̚]
US
Phonemic
/hɔːrd/

In British English, hoard is pronounced /hɔːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷɔːʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɔːrd/.

Hoard has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

hɔːd

Hoard has one syllable in British English.

hoard + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/hɔːdz/
US
/hɔːrdz/
hoard + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈhɔː.dɪd/
US
/ˈhɔːr.dɪd/
hoard + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈhɔː.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɔːr.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Hoard

Questions About Hoard

How do you pronounce hoard in British English?

In British English, hoard is pronounced /hɔːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷɔːʴd̚].

How do you pronounce hoard in American English?

In American English, hoard is pronounced /hɔːrd/.

Do British and American English pronounce hoard the same way?

No. British English has /hɔːd/ and American English has /hɔːrd/.

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