English pronunciation
How to pronounce “ahead”
Phonetic spelling
uh-HED
IPA /əˈhɛd/
Syllable stress
uh·hed
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “ahead”?
a h e a d
“ahead” is spelled A-H-E-A-D. It is pronounced uh-HED, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
Look ahead before crossing the street.
We need to plan ahead for the project.