How to pronounce speeds in American English

IPA /spidz/ Syllables 1 · speedz Stress 1st syllable

SPEEDZ

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Americans pronounce speeds as SPEEDZ (/spidz/). You'll hear it in sentences like "The next generation of wireless technology promises faster speeds".

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1 syllable, 5 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.

p/p/

Press your lips together to stop the air, then release. No vocal cord vibration.

ee/i/

Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.

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.

z/z/

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

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"The next generation of wireless technology promises faster speeds."

dhuh NEHKST jeh·nuh·RAY·shuhn uhv WAHY·er·luhs tehk·NAH·luh·jee PRAH·muh·suhz FA·ster SPEEDZ

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