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Hugo Pronunciation
Hugo is pronounced HYOO-goh, IPA /ˈhjugoʊ/.
HYOO-goh
US /ˈhjugoʊ/
Syllables: HYOO · goh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A given name and surname of Germanic origin, borne by the French novelist Victor Hugo.
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Hugo in a Sentence
- Victor Hugo finished Les Miserables in exile on Guernsey.
- Hugo starts school in September.
- The Hugo Awards are named after Hugo Gernsback.
Common Mispronunciations of Hugo
Not OO-goh
A y glide follows the h, so the name opens HYOO and not OO.
Not hyoo-GOH
The opening beat is the loud one in English, and the goh behind it stays quiet.
Tip: The French say it as a rounded single syllable with the weight at the back, roughly ue-GOH.
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