How To Pronounce Scold

scold

Phonemic

/skəʊld/

Phonetic

[skəʊɫd̚]

Phonemic

/skoʊld/

In British English, scold is pronounced /skəʊld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skəʊɫd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /skoʊld/.

Scold has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

skəʊld

Scold has one syllable in British English.

scold + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/skəʊldz/

/skoʊldz/

scold + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈskəʊl.dɪd/

/ˈskoʊl.dɪd/

scold + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈskəʊl.dɪŋ/

/ˈskoʊl.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Scold

Questions About Scold

How do you pronounce scold in British English?

In British English, scold is pronounced /skəʊld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skəʊɫd̚].

How do you pronounce scold in American English?

In American English, scold is pronounced /skoʊld/.

Do British and American English pronounce scold the same way?

No. British English has /skəʊld/ and American English has /skoʊld/.

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