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.