How To Pronounce Wide
wide
UK
Phonemic
/waɪd/
Phonetic
[waɪd̚]
US
Phonemic
/waɪd/
In British English, wide is pronounced /waɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /waɪd/.
Wide 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
waɪd
Wide has one syllable in British English.
wide + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈwaɪ.də/
US
/ˈwaɪ.dɚ/
wide + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈwaɪ.dɪst/
US
/ˈwaɪ.dɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Wide
Questions About Wide
How do you pronounce wide in British English?
In British English, wide is pronounced /waɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪd̚].
How do you pronounce wide in American English?
In American English, wide is pronounced /waɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce wide the same way?
Yes. Both are /waɪd/.
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