Cómo Pronunciar "umlauts"

word

ˈʌm.laʊts

UHM-louts

ˈʌmlaʊts

UHM-louts

Definición

Umlauts are two dots placed above certain vowels, mostly in German, to show a change in pronunciation. They can also refer more generally to the vowel sounds that change because of these marks.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈʌm.laʊts

Inglés Británico

ˈʌmlaʊts

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

UHM-louts

Escucha en Contexto

In German, some words use umlauts to change the sound of vowels.

The letter 'ä' has an umlaut above it.

Not every German vowel can take umlauts.

I always struggled to pronounce German words with umlauts when I was learning.