How To Pronounce Extend
extend
UK
Phonemic
/ɪkˈstend/
Phonetic
[ɪkˈstẽnd̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪkˈstend/
In British English, extend is pronounced /ɪkˈstend/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈstẽnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈstend/.
Extend has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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.
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