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