How To Pronounce Red
red
UK
Phonemic
/red/
Phonetic
[red̚]
US
Phonemic
/red/
In British English, red is pronounced /red/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [red̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /red/.
Red 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
red
Red has one syllable in British English.
red + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/redz/
US
/redz/
red + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈred.ə/
US
/ˈred.ɚ/
red + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈred.ɪst/
US
/ˈred.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Red
Questions About Red
How do you pronounce red in British English?
In British English, red is pronounced /red/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [red̚].
How do you pronounce red in American English?
In American English, red is pronounced /red/.
Do British and American English pronounce red the same way?
Yes. Both are /red/.
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