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