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