How To Pronounce Sound
sound
UK
Phonemic
/saʊnd/
Phonetic
[sa͠ʊnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/saʊnd/
In British English, sound is pronounced /saʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sa͠ʊnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /saʊnd/.
Sound 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
saʊnd
Sound has one syllable in British English.
sound + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/saʊndz/
US
/saʊndz/
sound + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsaʊn.dɪd/
US
/ˈsaʊn.dɪd/
sound + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsaʊn.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaʊn.dɪŋ/
sound + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsaʊn.də/
US
/ˈsaʊn.dɚ/
sound + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsaʊn.dɪst/
US
/ˈsaʊn.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Sound
Questions About Sound
How do you pronounce sound in British English?
In British English, sound is pronounced /saʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sa͠ʊnd̚].
How do you pronounce sound in American English?
In American English, sound is pronounced /saʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce sound the same way?
Yes. Both are /saʊnd/.
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