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