How To Pronounce Tend
tend
UK
Phonemic
/tend/
Phonetic
[tʰẽnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/tend/
In British English, tend is pronounced /tend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tend/.
Tend 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
tend
Tend has one syllable in British English.
tend + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tendz/
US
/tendz/
tend + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈten.dɪd/
US
/ˈten.dɪd/
tend + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈten.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈten.dɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Tend
Questions About Tend
How do you pronounce tend in British English?
In British English, tend is pronounced /tend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰẽnd̚].
How do you pronounce tend in American English?
In American English, tend is pronounced /tend/.
Do British and American English pronounce tend the same way?
Yes. Both are /tend/.
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