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