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