How To Pronounce Hemp
hemp
UK
Phonemic
/hemp/
Phonetic
[hẽmp̚]
US
Phonemic
/hemp/
In British English, hemp is pronounced /hemp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hẽmp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /hemp/.
Hemp 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
hemp
Hemp has one syllable in British English.
hemp + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/hemps/
US
/hemps/
Questions About Hemp
How do you pronounce hemp in British English?
In British English, hemp is pronounced /hemp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hẽmp̚].
How do you pronounce hemp in American English?
In American English, hemp is pronounced /hemp/.
Do British and American English pronounce hemp the same way?
Yes. Both are /hemp/.
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