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