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