English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Human Pronunciation
Human is pronounced HYOO-muhn, IPA /ˈhjumən/.
HYOO-muhn
US /ˈhjumən/ · UK /ˈhjuːmən/
Syllables: HYOO · muhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A person, or belonging to people rather than to animals or machines.
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Human in a Sentence
- Every human needs sleep.
- It was a simple human error.
- The human body holds about five litres of blood.
Common Mispronunciations of Human
Not hyoo-MAN
Shifting the weight to the end and filling out the vowel gives humane, a different word.
Not HYOO-man
No full a survives in the second beat. It flattens to muhn.
Tip: Human leads at the front with a weak ending. Humane leads at the back with a long ay: hyoo-MAYN.
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