How To Pronounce Enhance

enhance

Phonemic

/ɪnˈhɑːns/

Phonetic

[ɪ̃nˈhɑ̃ːns]

Phonemic

/ɪnˈhæns/

In British English, enhance is pronounced /ɪnˈhɑːns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈhɑ̃ːns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈhæns/.

Enhance has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɪnhɑːns

Enhance has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

enhance + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ɪnˈhɑːn.sɪz/

/ɪnˈhæn.sɪz/

enhance + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɪnˈhɑːnst/

/ɪnˈhænst/

enhance + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪnˈhɑːn.sɪŋ/

/ɪnˈhæn.sɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Enhance

Questions About Enhance

How do you pronounce enhance in British English?

In British English, enhance is pronounced /ɪnˈhɑːns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈhɑ̃ːns].

How do you pronounce enhance in American English?

In American English, enhance is pronounced /ɪnˈhæns/.

How many syllables are in enhance?

Enhance has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /hɑːns/.

Where is the stress in enhance?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /hɑːns/.

Do British and American English pronounce enhance the same way?

No. British English has /ɪnˈhɑːns/ and American English has /ɪnˈhæns/.

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