How To Pronounce Blend
blend
UK
Phonemic
/blend/
Phonetic
[blẽnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/blend/
In British English, blend is pronounced /blend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /blend/.
Blend 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
blend
Blend has one syllable in British English.
blend + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/blendz/
US
/blendz/
blend + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈblen.dɪd/
US
/ˈblen.dɪd/
blend + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈblen.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈblen.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Blend
Questions About Blend
How do you pronounce blend in British English?
In British English, blend is pronounced /blend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce blend in American English?
In American English, blend is pronounced /blend/.
Do British and American English pronounce blend the same way?
Yes. Both are /blend/.
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