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