How To Pronounce Bumpkin
bumpkin
In British English, bumpkin is pronounced /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌ̃mp.kɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/.
Bumpkin has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Bumpkin has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Bumpkin
Questions About Bumpkin
How do you pronounce bumpkin in British English?
In British English, bumpkin is pronounced /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌ̃mp.kɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce bumpkin in American English?
In American English, bumpkin is pronounced /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/.
How many syllables are in bumpkin?
Bumpkin has two syllables, /bʌmp/ + /kɪn/.
Where is the stress in bumpkin?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bʌmp/.
Do British and American English pronounce bumpkin the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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