How To Pronounce Hundred
hundred
In British English, hundred is pronounced /ˈhʌn.drəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʌ̃n.drəd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhʌn.drəd/.
Hundred has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Hundred 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 Hundred
How do you pronounce hundred in British English?
In British English, hundred is pronounced /ˈhʌn.drəd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʌ̃n.drəd̚].
How do you pronounce hundred in American English?
In American English, hundred is pronounced /ˈhʌn.drəd/.
How many syllables are in hundred?
Hundred has two syllables, /hʌn/ + /drəd/.
Where is the stress in hundred?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hʌn/.
Do British and American English pronounce hundred the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhʌn.drəd/.
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