How To Pronounce Prude
prude
UK
Phonemic
/pruːd/
Phonetic
[pr̥ʷuːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/pruːd/
In British English, prude is pronounced /pruːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ʷuːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pruːd/.
Prude 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
pruːd
Prude has one syllable in British English.
prude + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pruːdz/
US
/pruːdz/
Words That Rhyme With Prude
Questions About Prude
How do you pronounce prude in British English?
In British English, prude is pronounced /pruːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ʷuːd̚].
How do you pronounce prude in American English?
In American English, prude is pronounced /pruːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce prude the same way?
Yes. Both are /pruːd/.
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