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