How to pronounce guide
Say it like GHYDE. Guide is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- GHYDE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Guide pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GHYDESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of guide
American and British speakers say guide in essentially the same way: /ɡaɪd/ in the US and /ɡaɪd/ in the UK.
British respelling: GHYDE.
What does guide mean?
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.“The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.”
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
- To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
- To exert control or influence over someone or something.
Where does guide come from?
c. 1325–75. From Middle English guide, from the Old French guide, from Old Occitan guida, from guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
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Words that rhyme with guide
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Questions about saying guide
How do you pronounce guide?
Say GHYDE. The American pronunciation is /ɡaɪd/. In British English it is /ɡaɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in guide?
Guide is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GHYDE.
Do Americans and Brits say guide the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡaɪd/ and the British form is /ɡaɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.