How to pronounce end in American English

IPA /ɛnd/ Syllables 1 · ehnd Stress 1st syllable

EHND

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Americans pronounce end as EHND (/ɛnd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Where did you end up parking the car?" or "The project is due at the end of the day" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "end".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

eh/ɛ/

Drop your jaw moderately. Touch the tongue tip behind the bottom front teeth and lift the mid-front part slightly toward the roof.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

d/d/

Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Add vocal cord vibration as you release.

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"I'll send you the report by the end of the day."

ahyl SEHND yoo dhuh ruh·PORT bahy dhee EHND uhv dhuh DAY

"Kindly confirm your attendance by the end of this week."

KAHYND·lee kuhn·FURM yer uh·TEHN·duhns bahy dhee EHND uhv dhihs WEEK

"She took a bow as the curtain fell at the end of the play."

shee TUUK uh BOW uhz dhuh KUR·tuhn FEHL uht dhee EHND uhv dhuh PLAY

"The closing ceremony marked the end of the games."

dhuh KLOH·zuhng SEH·ruh·moh·nee MARKT dhee EHND uhv dhuh GAYMZ

"The contract renewal is due at the end of next month."

dhuh KAHN·trakt ruh·NOO·uhl ihz DOO uht dhee EHND uhv NEHKST muhnth

"The divorce decree finalized the end of their marriage."

dhuh duh·VORS duh·KREE FAHY·nuh·lahyzd dhee EHND uhv dhair MA·ruhj

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Is the American pronunciation of "end" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "EHND" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.