How To Pronounce Jump
jump
UK
Phonemic
/dʒʌmp/
Phonetic
[dʒʌ̃mp̚]
US
Phonemic
/dʒʌmp/
In British English, jump is pronounced /dʒʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒʌ̃mp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒʌmp/.
Jump 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
dʒʌmp
Jump has one syllable in British English.
jump + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/dʒʌmps/
US
/dʒʌmps/
jump + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/dʒʌmpt/
US
/dʒʌmpt/
jump + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdʒʌm.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʒʌm.pɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Jump
Questions About Jump
How do you pronounce jump in British English?
In British English, jump is pronounced /dʒʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒʌ̃mp̚].
How do you pronounce jump in American English?
In American English, jump is pronounced /dʒʌmp/.
Do British and American English pronounce jump the same way?
Yes. Both are /dʒʌmp/.
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