How to pronounce joined in American English
JOYND
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Americans pronounce joined as JOYND (/dʒɔɪnd/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "joined" sounds like JOYND.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as JOYND.
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Hear "joined" in the wild.
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"He joined a book club to discuss novels with other readers."
hee JOYND uh BUUK KLUHB tuh duh·SKUHS NAH·vuhlz wihth UH·dher REE·derz
"She joined a crossfit box to challenge herself physically."
shee JOYND uh KRAHS·fiht BAHKS tuh CHA·luhnj her·SEHLF FIH·zuh·klee
"She joined several clubs to get involved in campus activities."
shee JOYND SEH·ver·uhl KLUHBZ tuh geht uhn·VAHLVD uhn KAM·puhs ak·TIH·vuh·deez
"We joined a recreational volleyball league for fun."
wee JOYND uh reh·kree·AY·shuh·nuhl VAH·lee·bahl LEEG fer FUHN
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Is the American pronunciation of "joined" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "JOYND" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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