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