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