How to pronounce huge
Say it like HYOOJ. Huge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- HYOOJ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Huge pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- HYOOJSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of huge
American and British speakers say huge in essentially the same way: /hjudʒ/ in the US and /hjuːdʒ/ in the UK.
British respelling: HYOOJ.
What does huge mean?
- unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope“huge government spending”“huge country estates”
Where does huge come from?
One theory derives it from an underlying Old French a hoge (“at height”), from a (“at, to”) + hoge (“a hill, height”), the latter from Frankish *haug or cognate Old Norse haugr (“hill”); both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“hill, mound”), fro
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Words that rhyme with huge
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of huge.
Questions about saying huge
How do you pronounce huge?
Say HYOOJ. The American pronunciation is /hjudʒ/. In British English it is /hjuːdʒ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in huge?
Huge is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HYOOJ.
Do Americans and Brits say huge the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /hjudʒ/ and the British form is /hjuːdʒ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.