How To Pronounce Tired
tired
UK
Phonemic
/taɪəd/
Phonetic
[tʰaɪəʴd̚]
US
Phonemic
/taɪrd/
In British English, tired is pronounced /taɪəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰaɪəʴd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /taɪrd/.
Tired 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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