How To Pronounce Attend
attend
In British English, attend is pronounced /əˈtend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈtʰẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈtend/.
Attend has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Attend has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Attend
Questions About Attend
How do you pronounce attend in British English?
In British English, attend is pronounced /əˈtend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈtʰẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce attend in American English?
In American English, attend is pronounced /əˈtend/.
How many syllables are in attend?
Attend has two syllables, /ə/ + /tend/.
Where is the stress in attend?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tend/.
Do British and American English pronounce attend the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈtend/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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