How To Pronounce Harrumph
harrumph
In British English, harrumph is pronounced /həˈrʌmf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həˈrʌ̃mf]. In American English, it is pronounced /həˈrʌmf/.
Harrumph has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Harrumph has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Harrumph
How do you pronounce harrumph in British English?
In British English, harrumph is pronounced /həˈrʌmf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həˈrʌ̃mf].
How do you pronounce harrumph in American English?
In American English, harrumph is pronounced /həˈrʌmf/.
How many syllables are in harrumph?
Harrumph has two syllables, /hə/ + /rʌmf/.
Where is the stress in harrumph?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /rʌmf/.
Do British and American English pronounce harrumph the same way?
Yes. Both are /həˈrʌmf/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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