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How To Pronounce Resume

resume

stress changes
Verb (to start again)
UK
Phonemic
/rɪˈzjuːm/
Phonetic
[rɪˈzjʷũːm]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˈzuːm/
Noun (résumé)
UK
Phonemic
/ˈrez.ju.meɪ/
Phonetic
[ˈrez.jʷu.meɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈrez.ə.meɪ/

Resume has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Verb (to start again). It is /rɪˈzjuːm/ in British English and /rɪˈzuːm/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

Noun (résumé). It is /ˈrez.ju.meɪ/ in British English and /ˈrez.ə.meɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

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 (Verb (to start again))

rɪzjuːm

Resume has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

resume + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪˈzjuːmz/
US
/rɪˈzuːmz/
resume + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪˈzjuːmd/
US
/rɪˈzuːmd/
resume + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/rɪˈzjuː.mɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈzuː.mɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Noun (résumé))

rezjumeɪ

Resume has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

résumé + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈrez.ju.meɪz/
US
/ˈrez.ə.meɪz/

Words That Rhyme With Resume

Questions About Resume

How do you pronounce resume in British English?

Verb (to start again), /rɪˈzjuːm/. Noun (résumé), /ˈrez.ju.meɪ/.

How do you pronounce resume in American English?

Verb (to start again), /rɪˈzuːm/. Noun (résumé), /ˈrez.ə.meɪ/.

How many syllables are in resume?

Resume has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /zjuːm/.

Where is the stress in resume?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /zjuːm/.

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