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How to pronounce beard
/bɪəd/ British English
BEERD
1 beat (syllable).
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✗ Many people say
BURD
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BEERD
My tip
It rhymes with weird, not with heard.
In a sentence
The king has a long white beard.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: BEERD.
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Questions
How do you pronounce beard?
In British English, beard is pronounced /bɪəd/. Say it like this: BEERD. It rhymes with weird, not with heard.
How many syllables are in beard?
When you say it, beard has 1 syllable: BEERD.
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