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