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