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