How to pronounce pen
pen
/pen/
1 syllable
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Pen, sound by sound
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /e/as in bed | A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open. |
| /n/as in no | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose. |
In a sentence
Do you have a pen or a pencil?
Words that rhyme with pen
More words with the /e/ sound
- quebec/kwəˈbek/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- khmer/kmer/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- zephyr/ˈzefər/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- gemini/ˈdʒemənaɪ/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
- pedagogy/ˈpedəgəʊdʒi/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce pen?
Pen is pronounced /pen/ in American English.
How many syllables are in pen?
Pen has 1 syllable.
What rhymes with pen?
cheyenne, adrienne, gwen, sven, when.