How to pronounce womb
Say it like WOOM. Womb is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- WOOM
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Womb pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- WOOMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of womb
American and British speakers say womb in essentially the same way: /wum/ in the US and /wuːm/ in the UK.
British respelling: WOOM.
What does womb mean?
- a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Where does womb come from?
From Middle English wombe, wambe, from Old English womb, wamb (“belly, stomach; bowels; heart; womb; hollow”), from Proto-West Germanic *wambu, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, stomach, abdomen”).
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Words that rhyme with womb
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Questions about saying womb
How do you pronounce womb?
Say WOOM. The American pronunciation is /wum/. In British English it is /wuːm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in womb?
Womb is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: WOOM.
Do Americans and Brits say womb the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /wum/ and the British form is /wuːm/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.