Merriam-Webster gives \ˈbird\, Cambridge gives /bɪərd/, and Wiktionary gives /bɪɹd/. Unfortunately Oxford requires a subscription, but all of the others seem to agree.
Okay, I was going with Google define with gives /bɪəd/. It seems like the pronunciation various significantly between different English dialects.
If you listen to the Merriam-Webster audio file then there an /r/ sound. But if you listen to the audio file on Google define there’s only the schwa.
Unfortunately Oxford requires a subscription, but all of the others seem to agree.
Given that all three give different definition of how the word is supposed to be pronounced, “agree”is a bit strong. Even if we only look at the “r” Wiktionary suggests an alveolar approximant for US English suggests that optional in UK English. On the other hand while the British dictionary Merriam-Webster suggest an alveolar trill and Cambridge suggest also a alveolar trill for US English.
That means whether not there is a consonant behind the “r” in beard and what consonant that might be depends on the dialect that you speak.
The IPA of beard is: “bɪəd” b and d are consonants but the “r” belongs to “ə” which is a vowel.
Merriam-Webster gives \ˈbird\, Cambridge gives /bɪərd/, and Wiktionary gives /bɪɹd/. Unfortunately Oxford requires a subscription, but all of the others seem to agree.
Okay, I was going with Google define with gives /bɪəd/. It seems like the pronunciation various significantly between different English dialects.
If you listen to the Merriam-Webster audio file then there an /r/ sound. But if you listen to the audio file on Google define there’s only the schwa.
Given that all three give different definition of how the word is supposed to be pronounced, “agree”is a bit strong. Even if we only look at the “r” Wiktionary suggests an alveolar approximant for US English suggests that optional in UK English. On the other hand while the British dictionary Merriam-Webster suggest an alveolar trill and Cambridge suggest also a alveolar trill for US English.
That means whether not there is a consonant behind the “r” in beard and what consonant that might be depends on the dialect that you speak.