How To Pronounce Proud
proud
UK
Phonemic
/praʊd/
Phonetic
[pr̥aʊd̚]
US
Phonemic
/praʊd/
In British English, proud is pronounced /praʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥aʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /praʊd/.
Proud 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
praʊd
Proud has one syllable in British English.
proud + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈpraʊ.də/
US
/ˈpraʊ.dɚ/
proud + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈpraʊ.dɪst/
US
/ˈpraʊ.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Proud
Questions About Proud
How do you pronounce proud in British English?
In British English, proud is pronounced /praʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥aʊd̚].
How do you pronounce proud in American English?
In American English, proud is pronounced /praʊd/.
Do British and American English pronounce proud the same way?
Yes. Both are /praʊd/.
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