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