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