How to pronounce send in American English

IPA /sɛnd/ Syllables 1 · sehnd Stress 1st syllable

SEHND

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Americans pronounce send as SEHND (/sɛnd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Send the card" or "Send the letter" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "send".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

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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"Could you send me that file again?"

kuud yoo SEHND mee DHAT FAHYL uh·GEHN

"I will send out a group message to coordinate the details."

ahy wuhl SEHND OWT uh GROOP MEH·suhj tuh koh·OR·duh·nayt dhuh DEE·taylz

"I'll send it in an email later."

ahyl SEHND iht ihn uhn EE·mayl LAY·der

"I'll send you the link as soon as I find it."

ahyl SEHND yuh dhuh LIHNGK uhz SOON uhz ahy FAHYND iht

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

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

"I'll send you the report when it's done."

ahyl SEHND yuh dhuh ruh·PORT wehn ihts DUHN

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Is the American pronunciation of "send" 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 "SEHND" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.