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How to pronounce bents

Say it like BENTS. Bents is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bɛnts/BENTS
UK British/bɛnts/BENTS
  • BENTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bents pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BENTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of bents

American and British speakers say bents in essentially the same way: /bɛnts/ in the US and /bɛnts/ in the UK.

British respelling: BENTS.

What does bents mean?

noun
  1. plural of bent How to pronounce bent

Questions about saying bents

How do you pronounce bents?

Say BENTS. The American pronunciation is /bɛnts/. In British English it is /bɛnts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in bents?

Bents is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BENTS.

Do Americans and Brits say bents the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /bɛnts/ and the British form is /bɛnts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).