How To Pronounce Crumb
crumb
UK
Phonemic
/krʌm/
Phonetic
[kr̥ʌ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/krʌm/
In British English, crumb is pronounced /krʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥ʌ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /krʌm/.
Crumb 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
krʌm
Crumb has one syllable in British English.
crumb + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/krʌmz/
US
/krʌmz/
Words That Rhyme With Crumb
Questions About Crumb
How do you pronounce crumb in British English?
In British English, crumb is pronounced /krʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥ʌ̃m].
How do you pronounce crumb in American English?
In American English, crumb is pronounced /krʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce crumb the same way?
Yes. Both are /krʌm/.
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