How to pronounce penned in American English
“penned” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to penned the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “penned” in: all accents · British English (28 clips)
“penned” in real sentences — American speakers
41 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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In a letter penned in 1825, Mr.
US National Archives
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He anonymously penned the silence do good essays.
The White House
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Did the letter that they penned last week prompt this meeting?
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “penned”
Words one sound away from penned — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “penned”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of penned. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.