English pronunciation · Words Starting with K
Kind Pronunciation
Kind is pronounced KYND, IPA /ˈkaɪnd/.
KYND
US /ˈkaɪnd/ · UK /ˈkaɪnd/
Syllables: KYND (1 syllable)
adjective and noun: Caring about other people, or a type or sort of thing.
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Kind in a Sentence
- It was kind of her to wait.
- What kind of bread do you want?
- They sell three kinds of apple here.
Common Mispronunciations of Kind
Not KYN
The d has to be heard at the close, or the word turns into kine, the old plural of cow.
Not KIND
Mind, find and signed all rhyme with this word, and the noun wind does not. The vowel is the long eye of my.
Tip: The two meanings, generous and sort, are the same word in sound and in origin.
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