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