How To Pronounce Cord
cord
UK
Phonemic
/kɔːd/
Phonetic
[kʰʷɔːʴd̚]
US
Phonemic
/kɔːrd/
In British English, cord is pronounced /kɔːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔːrd/.
Cord has one 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.
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