How To Pronounce Kid
kid
UK
Phonemic
/kɪd/
Phonetic
[kʰɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/kɪd/
In British English, kid is pronounced /kɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɪd/.
Kid 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
kɪd
Kid has one syllable in British English.
kid + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɪdz/
US
/kɪdz/
kid + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈkɪd.ɪd/
US
/ˈkɪd.ɪd/
kid + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkɪd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɪd.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Kid
Questions About Kid
How do you pronounce kid in British English?
In British English, kid is pronounced /kɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɪd̚].
How do you pronounce kid in American English?
In American English, kid is pronounced /kɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce kid the same way?
Yes. Both are /kɪd/.
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