How to pronounce “consume”
Say “consume” in 2 beats
consume
/kənˈsum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənsjuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kənkən
- sumsumstress
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈsum/
- IPA (British)
- /kənsjuːm/
- Respelling
- kuhn-SOOM
- Syllables
- 2 — kən-SUM
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kən-SUM. “sum” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kənˈsum/
/kənsjuːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “consume” means
- verb
eat immoderately
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
- verb
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
- verb
spend extravagantly
“waste not, want not”
Say it in a sentence
“The boys consume an entire loaf between them each morning.”“consume”, answered
How do you pronounce “consume”?
“consume” is pronounced /kənˈsum/ (kuhn-SOOM) in American English and /kənsjuːm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sum”. Build it as kən-SUM, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “consume” have?
2: kən · sum. The beat lands on the second, “sum”.
Is “consume” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈsum/ (kuhn-SOOM); British English says /kənsjuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “consume” mean?
As a verb: eat immoderately For example: “Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “consume”?
Stress the second syllable: kən-SUM. “sum” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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