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