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Say 'dif' with a short 'i'.
Add 'fer' with a schwa (/ə/).
End with 'ence' like 'uhns'.
dif-fre-nce
dee-fence
dif-franse
Same as American
Same as American
It's a schwa sound, common in unstressed syllables.
Yes, in American English; softer in British.
English spelling often does not match pronunciation.
The way two things are not the same.
/ˈdɪfrənt/
Not the same
/ˈdɪfər/
Be unlike
/ˈdɪfrəntli/
In a different way
Difference includes an extra syllable than 'different'.
'Differ' ends with '-er', while 'difference' adds '-ence'.
'Differently' has an extra syllable at the end compared to 'difference'.
The unstressed vowel 'e' in 'difference' sounds like 'uh'.
Don't add extra 'r' sounds, as commonly found in misspellings.
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