How To Pronounce Womb
womb
UK
Phonemic
/wuːm/
Phonetic
[wũːm]
US
Phonemic
/wuːm/
In British English, womb is pronounced /wuːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /wuːm/.
Womb 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
wuːm
Womb has one syllable in British English.
womb + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/wuːmz/
US
/wuːmz/
Words That Rhyme With Womb
Questions About Womb
How do you pronounce womb in British English?
In British English, womb is pronounced /wuːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wũːm].
How do you pronounce womb in American English?
In American English, womb is pronounced /wuːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce womb the same way?
Yes. Both are /wuːm/.
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