IPA Transcription of "sentence" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “sentence” is /ˈsɛntəns/.

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sentenceˈsɛntəns

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈsentəns/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈsɛntəns/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɛntən/1

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/lɛntən/2

/mɛntən/1

/pɛndəns/1

/pɛntən/1

/pɛnəns/1

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