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Husband Pronunciation
Husband is pronounced HUHZ-buhnd, IPA /ˈhəzbənd/.
HUHZ-buhnd
US /ˈhəzbənd/ · UK /ˈhʌsbənd/
Syllables: HUHZ · buhnd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The man someone is married to.
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Husband in a Sentence
- Her husband teaches at the college.
- He introduced me to his husband at the reception.
- My husband does all the cooking.
Common Mispronunciations of Husband
Not huhz-BAND
The second beat reduces to buhnd, so the word never finishes on the noun band, and the loud part stays at the front.
Not HUHZ-buhn
That last d needs to be audible, however light. Dropping it passes in fast speech and sounds careless when the word stands alone.
Tip: Americans buzz the s into a z, HUHZ-buhnd, while British speakers often hiss it, HUHS-buhnd. Both are standard.
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