How To Pronounce Tenth
tenth
UK
Phonemic
/tenθ/
Phonetic
[tʰẽn̪θ]
US
Phonemic
/tenθ/
In British English, tenth is pronounced /tenθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰẽn̪θ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tenθ/.
Tenth 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
tenθ
Tenth has one syllable in British English.
tenth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tenθs/
US
/tenθs/
Questions About Tenth
How do you pronounce tenth in British English?
In British English, tenth is pronounced /tenθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰẽn̪θ].
How do you pronounce tenth in American English?
In American English, tenth is pronounced /tenθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce tenth the same way?
Yes. Both are /tenθ/.
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