How to Pronounce “hemorrhage”

American (US)

/ˈhemərɪdʒ/

British (UK)

/ˈhemərɪdʒ/

noun — An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel; heavy bleeding.

Example: Surgeons worked to stop the hemorrhage.

The final e is silent. The transcription /ˈhemərɪdʒ/ ends on a consonant sound, so the written e at the end of “hemorrhage” is not pronounced.

Where the stress falls. “hemorrhage” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /ˈhemərɪdʒ/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˈhemərɪdʒ/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "hemorrhage" mean?

hemorrhage (noun): An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel; heavy bleeding. For example — Surgeons worked to stop the hemorrhage.

How do you pronounce "hemorrhage" in American vs British English?

Both accents use the same sequence of phonemes for "hemorrhage", /ˈhemərɪdʒ/, so the difference you hear is in how the vowels are coloured rather than in which sounds are used. Play both on this page to compare.

What is the IPA transcription of "hemorrhage"?

/ˈhemərɪdʒ/ in American English, /ˈhemərɪdʒ/ in British English.

Which syllable is stressed in "hemorrhage"?

“hemorrhage” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /ˈhemərɪdʒ/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.