How To Pronounce Hen
hen
UK
Phonemic
/hen/
Phonetic
[hẽn]
US
Phonemic
/hen/
In British English, hen is pronounced /hen/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hẽn]. In American English, it is pronounced /hen/.
Hen 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
hen
Hen has one syllable in British English.
hen + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/henz/
US
/henz/
Words That Rhyme With Hen
Questions About Hen
How do you pronounce hen in British English?
In British English, hen is pronounced /hen/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hẽn].
How do you pronounce hen in American English?
In American English, hen is pronounced /hen/.
Do British and American English pronounce hen the same way?
Yes. Both are /hen/.
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