How to pronounce “womb”
Say “womb” in one beat
womb
/wum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- IPA (American)
- /wum/
- IPA (British)
- /wuːm/
- Respelling
- WOOM
- Syllables
- 1 — womb
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wum/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/wum/
/wuːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “womb” means
- noun
a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Say it in a sentence
“The scan showed the baby turning inside the womb.”“womb”, answered
How do you pronounce “womb”?
“womb” is pronounced /wum/ (WOOM) in American English and /wuːm/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /wum/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “womb” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /wum/ — a single beat.
Is “womb” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wum/ (WOOM); British English says /wuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “womb” mean?
As a noun: a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus For example: “The scan showed the baby turning inside the womb.”
Where is the stress in “womb”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /wum/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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