How To Pronounce Cramp
cramp
UK
Phonemic
/kræmp/
Phonetic
[kr̥æ̃mp̚]
US
Phonemic
/kræmp/
In British English, cramp is pronounced /kræmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥æ̃mp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kræmp/.
Cramp 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
kræmp
Cramp has one syllable in British English.
cramp + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kræmps/
US
/kræmps/
cramp + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kræmpt/
US
/kræmpt/
cramp + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkræm.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈkræm.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cramp
Questions About Cramp
How do you pronounce cramp in British English?
In British English, cramp is pronounced /kræmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥æ̃mp̚].
How do you pronounce cramp in American English?
In American English, cramp is pronounced /kræmp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cramp the same way?
Yes. Both are /kræmp/.
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