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