How To Pronounce Wind

wind

stress changes

Noun (moving air)

Phonemic

/wɪnd/

Phonetic

[wɪ̃nd̚]

Phonemic

/wɪnd/

To wind (turn, past form wound)

Phonemic

/waɪnd/

Phonetic

[wa͠ɪnd̚]

Phonemic

/waɪnd/

Wind has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Noun (moving air). It is /wɪnd/ in British English and /wɪnd/ in American English.

To wind (turn, past form wound). It is /waɪnd/ in British English and /waɪnd/ in American English.

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 (Noun (moving air))

wɪnd

Wind has one syllable in British English.

moving air + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/wɪndz/

Syllables And Stress (To wind (turn, past form wound))

waɪnd

Wind has one syllable in British English.

Words That Rhyme With Wind

rescind

Questions About Wind

How do you pronounce wind in British English?

Noun (moving air), /wɪnd/. To wind (turn, past form wound), /waɪnd/.

How do you pronounce wind in American English?

Noun (moving air), /wɪnd/. To wind (turn, past form wound), /waɪnd/.

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