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