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