How To Pronounce Mood
mood
UK
Phonemic
/muːd/
Phonetic
[mʷuːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/muːd/
In British English, mood is pronounced /muːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mʷuːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /muːd/.
Mood 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
muːd
Mood has one syllable in British English.
mood + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/muːdz/
US
/muːdz/
Words That Rhyme With Mood
Questions About Mood
How do you pronounce mood in British English?
In British English, mood is pronounced /muːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mʷuːd̚].
How do you pronounce mood in American English?
In American English, mood is pronounced /muːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce mood the same way?
Yes. Both are /muːd/.
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