How to pronounce home
Say it like HOHM. Home is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HOHM
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Home pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HOHMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of home
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: HOHM.
What does home mean?
- where you live at a particular time“deliver the package to my home”“he doesn't have a home to go to”
- housing that someone is living in“he built a modest dwelling near the pond”“they raise money to provide homes for the homeless”
- the country or state or city where you live“Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home”“his home is New Jersey”
- used of your own ground“a home game”
- relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are“my home town”
- inside the country“the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”“the nation's internal politics”
- at or to or in the direction of one's home or family“He stays home on weekends”“after the game the children brought friends home for supper”
- on or to the point aimed at“the arrow struck home”
- to the fullest extent; to the heart“drove the nail home”“drove his point home”
Where does home come from?
Cognate with Scots hame (“home”), Yola haime, hime, hyme (“home”), Saterland Frisian Heem (“home”), Alemannic German haim, hei, heim, hemmu (“home”), Bavarian hama, hame (“home”), Cimbrian hòam, huam (“home”), Dutch heem, heim (“home”), Ger
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Words that rhyme with home
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Questions about saying home
How do you pronounce home?
Say HOHM. The American pronunciation is /hoʊm/. In British English it is /həʊm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in home?
Home is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HOHM.
Is home pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /həʊm/ (HOHM).