How To Pronounce Kind
kind
UK
Phonemic
/kaɪnd/
Phonetic
[kʰa͠ɪnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/kaɪnd/
In British English, kind is pronounced /kaɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰa͠ɪnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kaɪnd/.
Kind 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
kaɪnd
Kind has one syllable in British English.
kind + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kaɪndz/
US
/kaɪndz/
kind + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈkaɪn.də/
US
/ˈkaɪn.dɚ/
kind + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈkaɪn.dɪst/
US
/ˈkaɪn.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Kind
Questions About Kind
How do you pronounce kind in British English?
In British English, kind is pronounced /kaɪnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰa͠ɪnd̚].
How do you pronounce kind in American English?
In American English, kind is pronounced /kaɪnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce kind the same way?
Yes. Both are /kaɪnd/.
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