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