How To Pronounce Road

road

UK
Phonemic
/rəʊd/
Phonetic
[rəʊd̚]
US
Phonemic
/roʊd/

In British English, road is pronounced /rəʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /roʊd/.

Road has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

rəʊd

Road has one syllable in British English.

road + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rəʊdz/
US
/roʊdz/

Words That Rhyme With Road

Questions About Road

How do you pronounce road in British English?

In British English, road is pronounced /rəʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊd̚].

How do you pronounce road in American English?

In American English, road is pronounced /roʊd/.

Do British and American English pronounce road the same way?

No. British English has /rəʊd/ and American English has /roʊd/.

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