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