How To Pronounce Rent
rent
UK
Phonemic
/rent/
Phonetic
[rẽnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/rent/
In British English, rent is pronounced /rent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rẽnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rent/.
Rent 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
rent
Rent has one syllable in British English.
rent + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/rents/
US
/rents/
rent + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈren.tɪd/
US
/ˈren.t̯ɪd/
rent + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈren.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈren.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Rent
Questions About Rent
How do you pronounce rent in British English?
In British English, rent is pronounced /rent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rẽnt̚].
How do you pronounce rent in American English?
In American English, rent is pronounced /rent/.
Do British and American English pronounce rent the same way?
Yes. Both are /rent/.
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