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