How to pronounce “hometown”
Say “hometown” in 2 beats
hometown
/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /həʊmtaʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hoʊmhoʊmstress
- taʊntaʊn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /həʊmtaʊn/
- Respelling
- HOHM-town
- Syllables
- 2 — HOƱM-taʊn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HOƱM-taʊn. “hoʊm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
/həʊmtaʊn/
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What “hometown” means
- noun
the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
“he never went back to his hometown again”
Say it in a sentence
“He moved back to his hometown after fifteen years abroad.”“hometown”, answered
How do you pronounce “hometown”?
“hometown” is pronounced /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ (HOHM-town) in American English and /həʊmtaʊn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “hoʊm”. Build it as HOƱM-taʊn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hometown” have?
2: hoʊm · taʊn. The beat lands on the first, “hoʊm”.
Is “hometown” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ (HOHM-town); British English says /həʊmtaʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hometown” mean?
As a noun: the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence For example: “he never went back to his hometown again”
Where is the stress in “hometown”?
Stress the first syllable: HOƱM-taʊn. “hoʊm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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