How to pronounce blood
Say it like BLUHD. Blood is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BLUHD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Blood pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLUHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
American vs British pronunciation of blood
American and British speakers say blood in essentially the same way: /blʌd/ in the US and /blʌd/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLUHD.
What does blood mean?
- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets“blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products”“the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions”
- temperament or disposition“a person of hot blood”
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Where does blood come from?
Cognate with Scots blude, bluid (“blood”), North Frisian blud, blödj, Blör (“blood”), Saterland Frisian Bloud (“blood”), West Frisian bloed (“blood”), Cimbrian pluat, pluut (“blood”), Dutch bloed (“blood”), German Blut (“blood”), German Low
Words that rhyme with blood
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of blood.
Questions about saying blood
How do you pronounce blood?
Say BLUHD. The American pronunciation is /blʌd/. In British English it is /blʌd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in blood?
Blood is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLUHD.
Do Americans and Brits say blood the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /blʌd/ and the British form is /blʌd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.