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