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How to pronounce beards

Say it like BEERDZ. Beards is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/bɪrdz/BEERDZ
UK British/bɪədz/BEERDZ
  • BEERDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Beards pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BEERDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of beards

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: BEERDZ.

What does beards mean?

noun
  1. plural of beard How to pronounce beard
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beard How to pronounce beard

Questions about saying beards

How do you pronounce beards?

Say BEERDZ. The American pronunciation is /bɪrdz/. In British English it is /bɪədz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in beards?

Beards is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BEERDZ.

Is beards pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /bɪədz/ (BEERDZ).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).