How To Pronounce Home

home

Phonemic

/həʊm/

Phonetic

[hə͠ʊm]

Phonemic

/hoʊm/

In British English, home is pronounced /həʊm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hə͠ʊm]. In American English, it is pronounced /hoʊm/.

Home has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

həʊm

Home has one syllable in British English.

home + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/həʊmz/

/hoʊmz/

home + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/həʊmd/

/hoʊmd/

home + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ/

/ˈhoʊ.mɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Home

Questions About Home

How do you pronounce home in British English?

In British English, home is pronounced /həʊm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hə͠ʊm].

How do you pronounce home in American English?

In American English, home is pronounced /hoʊm/.

Do British and American English pronounce home the same way?

No. British English has /həʊm/ and American English has /hoʊm/.

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