How To Pronounce Lewd
lewd
UK
Phonemic
/luːd/
Phonetic
[lʷuːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/luːd/
In British English, lewd is pronounced /luːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /luːd/.
Lewd 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
luːd
Lewd has one syllable in British English.
lewd + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈluː.də/
US
/ˈluː.dɚ/
lewd + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈluː.dɪst/
US
/ˈluː.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Lewd
Questions About Lewd
How do you pronounce lewd in British English?
In British English, lewd is pronounced /luːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːd̚].
How do you pronounce lewd in American English?
In American English, lewd is pronounced /luːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce lewd the same way?
Yes. Both are /luːd/.
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