How To Pronounce Cent
cent
UK
Phonemic
/sent/
Phonetic
[sẽnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sent/
In British English, cent is pronounced /sent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sent/.
Cent 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
sent
Cent has one syllable in British English.
cent + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sents/
US
/sents/
Words That Rhyme With Cent
Questions About Cent
How do you pronounce cent in British English?
In British English, cent is pronounced /sent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽnt̚].
How do you pronounce cent in American English?
In American English, cent is pronounced /sent/.
Do British and American English pronounce cent the same way?
Yes. Both are /sent/.
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