English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aids Pronunciation
Aids is pronounced AYDZ, IPA /ˈeɪdz/.
AYDZ
US /ˈeɪdz/ · UK /ˈeɪdz/
Syllables: AYDZ (1 syllable)
noun: A disease of the immune system caused by HIV; also the plural of aid.
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Aids in a Sentence
- The clinic has treated Aids patients since 1987.
- Research into Aids changed how drug trials are run.
- Hearing aids have become far smaller in twenty years.
Common Mispronunciations of Aids
Not AY-EYE-DEE-ES
HIV is spelled out letter by letter, and this word is not: it is read as one syllable that rhymes with blades.
Not AYTS
Blades and shades finish on a buzzed z, and so does this, since the d in front of the s is voiced.
Tip: It began as the acronym A I D S, and is now written Aids in British papers and AIDS in American ones.
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