How To Pronounce Scald
scald
UK
Phonemic
/skɔːld/
Phonetic
[skʷɔːɫd̚]
US
Phonemic
/skɔːld/
In British English, scald is pronounced /skɔːld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷɔːɫd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /skɔːld/.
Scald 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
skɔːld
Scald has one syllable in British English.
scald + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skɔːldz/
US
/skɔːldz/
scald + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈskɔːl.dɪd/
US
/ˈskɔːl.dɪd/
scald + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈskɔːl.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɔːl.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Scald
Questions About Scald
How do you pronounce scald in British English?
In British English, scald is pronounced /skɔːld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷɔːɫd̚].
How do you pronounce scald in American English?
In American English, scald is pronounced /skɔːld/.
Do British and American English pronounce scald the same way?
Yes. Both are /skɔːld/.
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