How To Pronounce Hmm
hmm
UK
Phonemic
/həm/
Phonetic
[hə̃m]
US
Phonemic
/həm/
In British English, hmm is pronounced /həm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /həm/.
Hmm 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
həm
Hmm has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Hmm
How do you pronounce hmm in British English?
In British English, hmm is pronounced /həm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hə̃m].
How do you pronounce hmm in American English?
In American English, hmm is pronounced /həm/.
Do British and American English pronounce hmm the same way?
Yes. Both are /həm/.
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