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How to pronounce wends

Say it like WENDZ. Wends is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wɛndz/WENDZ
UK British/wɛndz/WENDZ
  • WENDZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Wends pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of wends

American and British speakers say wends in essentially the same way: /wɛndz/ in the US and /wɛndz/ in the UK.

British respelling: WENDZ.

What does wends mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wend How to pronounce wend

Words that rhyme with wends

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Questions about saying wends

How do you pronounce wends?

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

How many syllables are in wends?

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

Do Americans and Brits say wends the same way?

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

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