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