How To Pronounce Lens
lens
UK
Phonemic
/lenz/
Phonetic
[lẽnz]
US
Phonemic
/lenz/
In British English, lens is pronounced /lenz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lẽnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /lenz/.
Lens 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
lenz
Lens has one syllable in British English.
lens + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈlen.zɪz/
US
/ˈlen.zɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Lens
Questions About Lens
How do you pronounce lens in British English?
In British English, lens is pronounced /lenz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lẽnz].
How do you pronounce lens in American English?
In American English, lens is pronounced /lenz/.
Do British and American English pronounce lens the same way?
Yes. Both are /lenz/.
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