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