How To Pronounce Powder

powder

Phonemic

/ˈpaʊ.də/

Phonetic

[ˈpʰaʊ.dəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/

In British English, powder is pronounced /ˈpaʊ.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰaʊ.dəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/.

Powder has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

paʊdə

Powder has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

powder + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈpaʊ.dəz/

/ˈpaʊ.dɚz/

powder + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈpaʊ.dəd/

/ˈpaʊ.dɚd/

powder + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈpaʊ.də.rɪŋ/

/ˈpaʊ.dɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Powder

louder

Questions About Powder

How do you pronounce powder in British English?

In British English, powder is pronounced /ˈpaʊ.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰaʊ.dəʴ].

How do you pronounce powder in American English?

In American English, powder is pronounced /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/.

How many syllables are in powder?

Powder has two syllables, /paʊ/ + /də/.

Where is the stress in powder?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /paʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce powder the same way?

No. British English has /ˈpaʊ.də/ and American English has /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/.

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