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