How To Pronounce Adidas

In British English, Adidas is pronounced /ˈæd.ɪ.dæs/ or /əˈdiː.dəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈæd.ɪ.dæs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑː.di.dɑːs/.

Adidas has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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.