Cómo pronunciar «defend» en inglés
dɪˈfɛnd
dih·FEND
Acento principal: FEND
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «defend» en contexto en clips de video reales
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “defend”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
dih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
FEND
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("FEND"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "defend" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "defend is" sounds like "defend-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "defend" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“defend people in our communities than I am to send it abroad to a foreign government to decimate another people”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defend the Nazis? And I always say, I'm not defending the Nazis, I'm defending freedom of speech as an inviolable,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defend your borders or supreme suppress in some way militants on the edge of your society is one thing”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Defend it against those who think that somehow an interest in horror is suspicious, is bad for you,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defend the resources that they hold and they manufacture reasons that they are not entitled to keep them.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defend difficult positions and uh I could save many games so I never gave up”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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defend people in our communities than I am to send it abroad to a foreign government to decimate another people
Escuchar en contexto: “defend”
11.271 clipsThe Inglés word “defend” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈfɛnd (phonetic respelling: dih-FEND). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (dih · FEND), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (FEND). Grammatically, “defend” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 11.271 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “defend” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @23:36
“interested in keeping my money here to defend people in our communities than I am to send it abroad to a foreign government to decimate another people am to send it abroad to a foreign”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @11:57
“survivor, who barely survived the Buchenwald concentration camp, how can I of all people defend the Nazis? And I always say, I'm not defending the Nazis, I'm defending freedom of speech as an inviolable, And I always say, I'm not defending the Nazis, I'm defending freedom of speech as an inviolable,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @7:13
“have got a sense of historical anxiety they recognize that just being able to defend your borders or supreme suppress in some way militants on the edge of your society is one thing militants on the edge of your society is one thing”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @0:51
“our chosen or beloved area of interests. Defend it against those who think that somehow an interest in horror is suspicious, is bad for you, an interest in horror is suspicious, is bad for you,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @12:42
“human beings will sometimes look within their own population and figure out who can’t defend the resources that they hold and they manufacture reasons that they are not entitled to keep them. to keep them.”
Definición y significado: “defend”
- To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “Most Zionists hoped for a state of their own, but early in the 20th century, writers like Hillel Solotaroff and Chaim Zhitlowsky, both Yiddish-speaking immigrant intellectuals in New York, imagined another alternative: a federation of self-governing anarchist communes in Palestine that would defend Jewish life without relying on state power.”
- “defend people in our communities than I am to send it abroad to a foreign government to decimate another people”
- “defend the Nazis? And I always say, I'm not defending the Nazis, I'm defending freedom of speech as an inviolable,”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “defend”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-FEND
- Sílabas:
- dih · FEND
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · fend
- Acento principal:
- FEND
- IPA:
- dɪˈfɛnd
- Escuchar en contexto
- defend
Sinónimos: “defend”
Escucha palabras relacionadas con el significado de «defend» en clips de video reales:
Palabras que riman con “defend”
-ɛndPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "defend" (⁄dɪˈfɛnd⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «defend»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «defend» en inglés?
«defend» se pronuncia ⁄dɪˈfɛnd⁄ (dih-FEND). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «defend»?
«defend» tiene 2 sílabas: dih · FEND.
¿Dónde está el acento en «defend»?
El acento principal en «defend» está en «FEND». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «defend»?
To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «defend» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “defend”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).