How To Pronounce Load

load

Phonemic

/ləʊd/

Phonetic

[ləʊd̚]

Phonemic

/loʊd/

In British English, load is pronounced /ləʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /loʊd/.

Load has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ləʊd

Load has one syllable in British English.

load + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ləʊdz/

/loʊdz/

load + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈləʊ.dɪd/

/ˈloʊ.dɪd/

load + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/

/ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Load

Questions About Load

How do you pronounce load in British English?

In British English, load is pronounced /ləʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊd̚].

How do you pronounce load in American English?

In American English, load is pronounced /loʊd/.

Do British and American English pronounce load the same way?

No. British English has /ləʊd/ and American English has /loʊd/.

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