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How to pronounce hid

Say it like HID. Hid is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/hɪd/HID
UK British/hɪd/HID
  • HID
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hid pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

American vs British pronunciation of hid

American and British speakers say hid in essentially the same way: /hɪd/ in the US and /hɪd/ in the UK.

British respelling: HID.

What does hid mean?

verb
  1. simple past of hide How to pronounce hide

Words that rhyme with hid

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of hid.

Questions about saying hid

How do you pronounce hid?

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

How many syllables are in hid?

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

Do Americans and Brits say hid the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /hɪd/ and the British form is /hɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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