English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Rad Pronunciation
Rad is pronounced RAD, IPA /ˈræd/.
RAD
US /ˈræd/
Syllables: RAD (1 syllable)
adjective and noun: Excellent or impressive in informal speech, and separately a unit for measuring absorbed radiation.
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Rad in a Sentence
- That skate park is genuinely rad.
- Doses used to be given in rads rather than grays.
- He called the whole weekend rad and meant it.
Common Mispronunciations of Rad
Not RAYD
Radar, radon and radiation all stretch this opening to a long ay, and rad is the one that keeps the short vowel of bad.
Not RAT
Let the voice carry on into the final consonant so it lands as a d.
Tip: The informal sense is a shortening of radical and still sounds dated to many speakers.
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