How To Pronounce Standard

In British English, standard is pronounced /ˈstæn.dəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈstæ̃n.dəd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈstæn.dərd/.

Standard has two 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.