Common English words with the "d" sound (IPA d)

d

Common English words with this sound

d

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
add /æd/ A1
address /ˈæˌdrɛs/ /ˈæˌdres/ A1
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1
already /ɑlˈrɛdi/ /ɔːlˈredi/ A1
and /ənd/ A1
anybody /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ /ˈenibədi/ A1
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1
bad /bæd/ A1
band /bænd/ A1
bed /bɛd/ /bed/ A1
bedroom /ˈbɛdˌrum/ /ˈbedˌruːm/ A1
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ A1
bird /bɝd/ /bɜːd/ A1
birthday /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ /ˈbɜːθˌdeɪ/ A1
board /bɑrd/ /bɔːd/ A1
body /ˈbɑɾi/ /ˈbɒdi/ A1
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ A1
bread /brɛd/ /bred/ A1
build /bɪld/ A1

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