How To Pronounce Expend
expend
In British English, expend is pronounced /ɪkˈspend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈspend/.
Expend has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Expend 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.
Words That Rhyme With Expend
Questions About Expend
How do you pronounce expend in British English?
In British English, expend is pronounced /ɪkˈspend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce expend in American English?
In American English, expend is pronounced /ɪkˈspend/.
How many syllables are in expend?
Expend has two syllables, /ɪk/ + /spend/.
Where is the stress in expend?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /spend/.
Do British and American English pronounce expend the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈspend/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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