How to pronounce raised in American English

IPA /reɪzd/ Syllables 1 · rayzd Stress 1st syllable

RAYZD

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Americans pronounce raised as RAYZD (/reɪzd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "He raised his hand to volunteer an answer to the question" or "The campaign raised funds for victims of domestic violence" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "raised".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

r/r/

Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.

ay/eɪ/

Start with your jaw slightly open and the front of your tongue forward and slightly up. Glide upward, your jaw closes a little more and your tongue arches higher toward the roof of the mouth.

z/z/

Same position as S, but add vocal cord vibration. Feel the buzz.

d/d/

Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Add vocal cord vibration as you release.

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"Civil liberties groups have raised concerns about the new law."

SIH·vuhl LIH·ber·teez GROOPS huhv RAYZD kuhn·SURNZ uh·BOWT dhuh noo LAH

"He raised a valid concern that we need to address immediately."

hee RAYZD uh VA·luhd kuhn·SURN dhuht wee NEED tuh uh·DREHS uh·MEE·dee·uht·lee

"He raised his hand to volunteer an answer to the question."

hee RAYZD hihz HAND tuh vah·luhn·TEER uhn AN·ser tuh dhuh KWEHS·chuhn

"He raised some valid points that deserve further consideration."

hee RAYZD suhm VA·luhd POYNTS dhuht duh·ZURV FUR·dher kuhn·sih·der·AY·shuhn

"The campaign raised funds for victims of domestic violence."

dhuh kam·PAYN RAYZD FUHNDZ fer VIHK·tuhmz uhv duh·MEH·stuhk VAHY·uh·luhns

"The startup raised millions in funding for its innovative platform."

dhuh START·uhp RAYZD MIHL·yuhnz ihn FUHN·duhng fer ihts IH·nuh·vay·dihv PLAT·form

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Is the American pronunciation of "raised" 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 "RAYZD" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.