How To Pronounce Recommend

recommend

Phonemic

/ˌrek.əˈmend/

Phonetic

[ˌrek.əˈmẽnd̚]

Phonemic

/ˌrek.əˈmend/

In British English, recommend is pronounced /ˌrek.əˈmend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.əˈmẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌrek.əˈmend/.

Recommend has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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

rekəmend

Recommend has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.

recommend + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˌrek.əˈmendz/

recommend + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˌrek.əˈmen.dɪd/

recommend + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˌrek.əˈmen.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Recommend

Questions About Recommend

How do you pronounce recommend in British English?

In British English, recommend is pronounced /ˌrek.əˈmend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.əˈmẽnd̚].

How do you pronounce recommend in American English?

In American English, recommend is pronounced /ˌrek.əˈmend/.

How many syllables are in recommend?

Recommend has three syllables, /rek/ + /ə/ + /mend/.

Where is the stress in recommend?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /mend/.

Do British and American English pronounce recommend the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˌrek.əˈmend/.

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