How To Pronounce Send
send
UK
Phonemic
/send/
Phonetic
[sẽnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/send/
In British English, send is pronounced /send/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /send/.
Send 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
send
Send has one syllable in British English.
send + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/sendz/
US
/sendz/
send + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsen.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈsen.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Send
Questions About Send
How do you pronounce send in British English?
In British English, send is pronounced /send/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce send in American English?
In American English, send is pronounced /send/.
Do British and American English pronounce send the same way?
Yes. Both are /send/.
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