How To Pronounce Fence
fence
UK
Phonemic
/fens/
Phonetic
[fẽns]
US
Phonemic
/fens/
In British English, fence is pronounced /fens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fẽns]. In American English, it is pronounced /fens/.
Fence 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
fens
Fence has one syllable in British English.
fence + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfen.sɪz/
US
/ˈfen.sɪz/
fence + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fenst/
US
/fenst/
fence + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfen.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈfen.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fence
Questions About Fence
How do you pronounce fence in British English?
In British English, fence is pronounced /fens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fẽns].
How do you pronounce fence in American English?
In American English, fence is pronounced /fens/.
Do British and American English pronounce fence the same way?
Yes. Both are /fens/.
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