How To Pronounce Plead
plead
UK
Phonemic
/pliːd/
Phonetic
[pl̥iːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/pliːd/
In British English, plead is pronounced /pliːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥iːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pliːd/.
Plead 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
pliːd
Plead has one syllable in British English.
plead + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pliːdz/
US
/pliːdz/
plead + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈpliː.dɪd/
US
/ˈpliː.dɪd/
plead + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Plead
Questions About Plead
How do you pronounce plead in British English?
In British English, plead is pronounced /pliːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥iːd̚].
How do you pronounce plead in American English?
In American English, plead is pronounced /pliːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce plead the same way?
Yes. Both are /pliːd/.
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