How To Pronounce Thumb
thumb
UK
Phonemic
/θʌm/
Phonetic
[θʌ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/θʌm/
In British English, thumb is pronounced /θʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʌ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /θʌm/.
Thumb 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
θʌm
Thumb has one syllable in British English.
thumb + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θʌmz/
US
/θʌmz/
thumb + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θʌmd/
US
/θʌmd/
thumb + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈθʌm.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈθʌm.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Thumb
Questions About Thumb
How do you pronounce thumb in British English?
In British English, thumb is pronounced /θʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʌ̃m].
How do you pronounce thumb in American English?
In American English, thumb is pronounced /θʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce thumb the same way?
Yes. Both are /θʌm/.
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