How To Pronounce Wood
wood
UK
Phonemic
/wʊd/
Phonetic
[wʊd̚]
US
Phonemic
/wʊd/
In British English, wood is pronounced /wʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /wʊd/.
Wood 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
wʊd
Wood has one syllable in British English.
wood + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/wʊdz/
US
/wʊdz/
Words That Rhyme With Wood
Questions About Wood
How do you pronounce wood in British English?
In British English, wood is pronounced /wʊd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊd̚].
How do you pronounce wood in American English?
In American English, wood is pronounced /wʊd/.
Do British and American English pronounce wood the same way?
Yes. Both are /wʊd/.
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