English pronunciation

How to pronounce “bloody

Phonetic spelling

BLUH-dee

IPA /ˈbɫədi/

Syllable stress

bluh·dee

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “bloody”?

b l o o d y

bloody” is spelled B-L-O-O-D-Y. It is pronounced BLUH-dee, 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

  • I got a bloody nose from the fall.

  • This is a bloody difficult exam.

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