How To Pronounce Rude
rude
UK
Phonemic
/ruːd/
Phonetic
[rʷuːd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ruːd/
In British English, rude is pronounced /ruːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ruːd/.
Rude 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
ruːd
Rude has one syllable in British English.
rude + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈruː.də/
US
/ˈruː.dɚ/
rude + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈruː.dɪst/
US
/ˈruː.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Rude
Questions About Rude
How do you pronounce rude in British English?
In British English, rude is pronounced /ruːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuːd̚].
How do you pronounce rude in American English?
In American English, rude is pronounced /ruːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce rude the same way?
Yes. Both are /ruːd/.
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