How To Pronounce Dense
dense
UK
Phonemic
/dens/
Phonetic
[dẽns]
US
Phonemic
/dens/
In British English, dense is pronounced /dens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dẽns]. In American English, it is pronounced /dens/.
Dense 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
dens
Dense has one syllable in British English.
dense + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈden.sə/
US
/ˈden.sɚ/
dense + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈden.sɪst/
US
/ˈden.sɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Dense
Questions About Dense
How do you pronounce dense in British English?
In British English, dense is pronounced /dens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dẽns].
How do you pronounce dense in American English?
In American English, dense is pronounced /dens/.
Do British and American English pronounce dense the same way?
Yes. Both are /dens/.
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