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