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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “huge”

“huge” is pronounced /hjudʒ/ (HYOOJ) in American English and /hjuːdʒ/ in British English, and /judʒ/ is also accepted — one syllable.
The sound

Say “huge” in one beat

Say it like this

huge

/hjudʒ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hjuːdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

1 beat
  1. hugehjudʒ
IPA (American)
/hjudʒ/
IPA (British)
/hjuːdʒ/
Also accepted
/judʒ/
Respelling
HYOOJ
Syllables
1 — huge
Stress
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hjudʒ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/hjudʒ/

British

/hjuːdʒ/

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Meaning

What “huge” means

  1. adjective

    unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge

    “huge government spending”

Say it in a sentence

“The old oak tree cast a huge shadow over the yard.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
hhjyulong oodʒj

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Questions

“huge”, answered

How do you pronounce “huge”?

“huge” is pronounced /hjudʒ/ (HYOOJ) in American English and /hjuːdʒ/ in British English, and /judʒ/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /hjudʒ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.

How many syllables does “huge” have?

One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /hjudʒ/ — a single beat.

Is “huge” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /hjudʒ/ (HYOOJ); British English says /hjuːdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “huge” mean?

As an adjective: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge For example: “huge government spending”

Where is the stress in “huge”?

One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hjudʒ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.

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