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