How to pronounce “speed”
Say “speed” in one beat
speed
/spid/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /spiːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- speedspid
- IPA (American)
- /spid/
- IPA (British)
- /spiːd/
- Respelling
- SPEED
- Syllables
- 1 — speed
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spid/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/spid/
/spiːd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “speed” means
- noun
distance travelled per unit time
- noun
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
“the project advanced with gratifying speed”
- noun
changing location rapidly
Say it in a sentence
“The car slowed its speed as it approached the school.”“speed”, answered
How do you pronounce “speed”?
“speed” is pronounced /spid/ (SPEED) in American English and /spiːd/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /spid/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “speed” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /spid/ — a single beat.
Is “speed” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /spid/ (SPEED); British English says /spiːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “speed” mean?
As a noun: distance travelled per unit time For example: “The car slowed its speed as it approached the school.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “speed”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /spid/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “speed” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.