How To Pronounce Hormone
hormone
In British English, hormone is pronounced /ˈhɔː.məʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɔːʴ.mə͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɔːr.moʊn/.
Hormone has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Hormone has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Hormone
How do you pronounce hormone in British English?
In British English, hormone is pronounced /ˈhɔː.məʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɔːʴ.mə͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce hormone in American English?
In American English, hormone is pronounced /ˈhɔːr.moʊn/.
How many syllables are in hormone?
Hormone has two syllables, /hɔː/ + /məʊn/.
Where is the stress in hormone?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce hormone the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɔː.məʊn/ and American English has /ˈhɔːr.moʊn/.
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