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