How To Pronounce Sense
sense
UK
Phonemic
/sens/
Phonetic
[sẽns]
US
Phonemic
/sens/
In British English, sense is pronounced /sens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽns]. In American English, it is pronounced /sens/.
Sense 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
sens
Sense has one syllable in British English.
sense + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈsen.sɪz/
US
/ˈsen.sɪz/
sense + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/senst/
US
/senst/
sense + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsen.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈsen.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sense
Questions About Sense
How do you pronounce sense in British English?
In British English, sense is pronounced /sens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sẽns].
How do you pronounce sense in American English?
In American English, sense is pronounced /sens/.
Do British and American English pronounce sense the same way?
Yes. Both are /sens/.
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