How to Pronounce “pretending”
word
/pɹiˈtɛndɪŋ/
pri-TEN-ding
/pɹɪtˈɛndɪŋ/
pri-TEN-ding
IPA Transcription
American English
/pɹiˈtɛndɪŋ/
British English
/pɹɪtˈɛndɪŋ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
pri-TEN-ding
UK
pri-TEN-ding
Listen in Context
The child is pretending to be a doctor.
He is pretending to be sick today.
She smiled, but she was pretending to be happy.
I can't keep pretending that everything is fine.