How to pronounce blade
Say it like BLAYD. Blade is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BLAYD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Blade pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLAYDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of blade
American and British speakers say blade in essentially the same way: /bleɪd/ in the US and /bleɪd/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLAYD.
What does blade mean?
- especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
- a dashing young man“gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures”
- something long and thin resembling a blade of grass“a blade of lint on his suit”
Where does blade come from?
Cognate with West Frisian bled, German Blatt, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blad, Faroese and Icelandic blað, Irish bláth (“flower”), Welsh blodyn (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), A
Words that rhyme with blade
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of blade.
Questions about saying blade
How do you pronounce blade?
Say BLAYD. The American pronunciation is /bleɪd/. In British English it is /bleɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in blade?
Blade is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLAYD.
Do Americans and Brits say blade the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /bleɪd/ and the British form is /bleɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.