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