How To Pronounce Inhuman
inhuman
In British English, inhuman is pronounced /ɪnˈhjuː.mən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈhjʷuː.mə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈhjuː.mən/.
Inhuman has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Inhuman has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Inhuman
Questions About Inhuman
How do you pronounce inhuman in British English?
In British English, inhuman is pronounced /ɪnˈhjuː.mən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈhjʷuː.mə̃n].
How do you pronounce inhuman in American English?
In American English, inhuman is pronounced /ɪnˈhjuː.mən/.
How many syllables are in inhuman?
Inhuman has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /hjuː/ + /mən/.
Where is the stress in inhuman?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /hjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce inhuman the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈhjuː.mən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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