How to pronounce signed in American English

IPA /saɪnd/ Syllables 1 · sahynd Stress 1st syllable

SAHYND

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Americans pronounce signed as SAHYND (/saɪnd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "She claimed that the contract was signed under duress" or "He signed a waiver releasing the company from liability" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "signed".

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

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

ahy/aɪ/

Start with your jaw open wide and your tongue resting low and flat. Glide the front of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth as your jaw closes halfway.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

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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"He signed a non-disclosure agreement before joining the company."

hee SAHYND uh NAHN duh·SKLOH·zher uh·GREE·muhnt buh·FOR JOY·nuhng dhuh KUHM·puh·nee

"She claimed that the contract was signed under duress."

shee KLAYMD dhuht dhuh KAHN·trakt wuhz SAHYND UHN·der duu·REHS

"She signed up for an intensive language course to accelerate her learning."

shee SAHYND UHP fer uhn ihn·TEHN·suhv LANG·gwuhj KORS tuh uhk·SEH·luh·rayt her LUR·nuhng

"The governor signed the executive order despite strong opposition."

dhuh GUH·ver·ner SAHYND dhee uhg·ZEH·kyuh·tuhv OR·der duh·SPAHYT STRAHNG ah·puh·ZIH·shuhn

"The treaty was signed by representatives from forty nations."

dhuh TREE·dee wuhz SAHYND bahy reh·pruh·ZEHN·tuh·tuhvz fruhm FOR·dee NAY·shuhnz

"He signed a waiver releasing the company from liability."

hee SAHYND uh WAY·ver ree·LEE·suhng dhuh KUHM·puh·nee fruhm lahy·uh·BIH·luh·tee

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