How To Pronounce Bend
bend
UK
Phonemic
/bend/
Phonetic
[bẽnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/bend/
In British English, bend is pronounced /bend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bend/.
Bend has one 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
bend
Bend has one syllable in British English.
bend + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bendz/
US
/bendz/
bend + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈben.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈben.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bend
Questions About Bend
How do you pronounce bend in British English?
In British English, bend is pronounced /bend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce bend in American English?
In American English, bend is pronounced /bend/.
Do British and American English pronounce bend the same way?
Yes. Both are /bend/.
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