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