IPA Transcription of "guards" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “guards” is /ˈɡɑɹdz/.

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guardsˈɡɑɹdz

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ɡɐːdz/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɡɑːdz/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɑɹdz/1

/hɑɹdz/1

/jɑɹdz/2

/kɑɹdz/4

/ʃɑɹdz/1

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