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