How To Pronounce Round
round
UK
Phonemic
/raʊnd/
Phonetic
[ra͠ʊnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/raʊnd/
In British English, round is pronounced /raʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ra͠ʊnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /raʊnd/.
Round 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
raʊnd
Round has one syllable in British English.
round + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/raʊndz/
US
/raʊndz/
round + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/
US
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/
round + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
round + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈraʊn.də/
US
/ˈraʊn.dɚ/
round + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈraʊn.dɪst/
US
/ˈraʊn.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Round
Questions About Round
How do you pronounce round in British English?
In British English, round is pronounced /raʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ra͠ʊnd̚].
How do you pronounce round in American English?
In American English, round is pronounced /raʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce round the same way?
Yes. Both are /raʊnd/.
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