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How to pronounce homestate

Say it like HOHM-stayt. Homestate has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HOHM).

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US American/ˈhoʊmˌsteɪt/HOHM-stayt
UK British/ˈhəʊmˌsteɪt/HOHM-stayt
  • HOHM
  • stayt
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Homestate pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. HOHMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. staytGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of homestate

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: HOHM-stayt.

What does homestate mean?

noun
  1. Alternative form of home state.

Questions about saying homestate

How do you pronounce homestate?

Say HOHM-stayt. The American pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmˌsteɪt/. In British English it is /ˈhəʊmˌsteɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in homestate?

Homestate has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HOHM). Broken into parts: HOHM · stayt.

Is homestate 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 /ˈhəʊmˌsteɪt/ (HOHM-stayt).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).