How To Pronounce Salad
salad
In British English, salad is pronounced /ˈsæl.əd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsæl.əd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsæl.əd/.
Salad has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Salad has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Salad
Questions About Salad
How do you pronounce salad in British English?
In British English, salad is pronounced /ˈsæl.əd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsæl.əd̚].
How do you pronounce salad in American English?
In American English, salad is pronounced /ˈsæl.əd/.
How many syllables are in salad?
Salad has two syllables, /sæl/ + /əd/.
Where is the stress in salad?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sæl/.
Do British and American English pronounce salad the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsæl.əd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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