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