How to pronounce liquid
Say it like LIK-wud. Liquid has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LIK).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce liquid. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- LIK
- wud
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Liquid pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- LIKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- wudKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of liquid
American and British speakers say liquid in essentially the same way: /ˈlɪkwəd/ in the US and /ˈlɪkwɪd/ in the UK.
British respelling: LIK-wid.
What does liquid mean?
- a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
- fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
- existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow“water and milk and blood are liquid substances”
- filled or brimming with tears“swimming eyes”“sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid”
- clear and bright“the liquid air of a spring morning”“eyes shining with a liquid luster”
Where does liquid come from?
From Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō (“to be liquid, be fluid”).
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Questions about saying liquid
How do you pronounce liquid?
Say LIK-wud. The American pronunciation is /ˈlɪkwəd/. In British English it is /ˈlɪkwɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in liquid?
Liquid has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LIK). Broken into parts: LIK · wud.
Do Americans and Brits say liquid the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈlɪkwəd/ and the British form is /ˈlɪkwɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.