How To Pronounce Bump
bump
UK
Phonemic
/bʌmp/
Phonetic
[bʌ̃mp̚]
US
Phonemic
/bʌmp/
In British English, bump is pronounced /bʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌ̃mp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bʌmp/.
Bump has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
bʌmp
Bump has one syllable in British English.
bump + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bʌmps/
US
/bʌmps/
bump + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bʌmpt/
US
/bʌmpt/
bump + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbʌm.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʌm.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bump
Questions About Bump
How do you pronounce bump in British English?
In British English, bump is pronounced /bʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌ̃mp̚].
How do you pronounce bump in American English?
In American English, bump is pronounced /bʌmp/.
Do British and American English pronounce bump the same way?
Yes. Both are /bʌmp/.
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