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