How To Pronounce Plump
plump
UK
Phonemic
/plʌmp/
Phonetic
[pl̥ʌ̃mp̚]
US
Phonemic
/plʌmp/
In British English, plump is pronounced /plʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ʌ̃mp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /plʌmp/.
Plump 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
plʌmp
Plump has one syllable in British English.
plump + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/plʌmps/
US
/plʌmps/
plump + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/plʌmpt/
US
/plʌmpt/
plump + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈplʌm.pɪŋ/
US
/ˈplʌm.pɪŋ/
plump + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈplʌm.pə/
US
/ˈplʌm.pɚ/
plump + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈplʌm.pɪst/
US
/ˈplʌm.pɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Plump
Questions About Plump
How do you pronounce plump in British English?
In British English, plump is pronounced /plʌmp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ʌ̃mp̚].
How do you pronounce plump in American English?
In American English, plump is pronounced /plʌmp/.
Do British and American English pronounce plump the same way?
Yes. Both are /plʌmp/.
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