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