How to pronounce feud
Say it like FYOOD. Feud is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FYOOD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Feud pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FYOODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of feud
American and British speakers say feud in essentially the same way: /fjud/ in the US and /fjuːd/ in the UK.
British respelling: FYOOD.
What does feud mean?
- a bitter quarrel between two parties
- carry out a feud“The two professors have been feuding for years”
Where does feud come from?
Cognate to Old English fǣhþ, fǣhþu, fǣhþo (“hostility, enmity, violence, revenge, vendetta”), German Fehde, and Dutch vete (“feud”) (directly inherited from Proto-West Germanic) alongside Danish fejde (“feud, enmity, hostility, war”) and Sw
Words that rhyme with feud
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of feud.
Questions about saying feud
How do you pronounce feud?
Say FYOOD. The American pronunciation is /fjud/. In British English it is /fjuːd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in feud?
Feud is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FYOOD.
Do Americans and Brits say feud the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /fjud/ and the British form is /fjuːd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.