How do you pronounce "humiliating"?

In American English: /hjuːˈmɪliːˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoo-MIL-ee-ayt-ing). In British English: /hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoom-IL-i-ayt-ing). In Canadian English: /hjuːˈmɪliːˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoo-MIL-ee-ayt-ing). In Australian English: /hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoom-IL-i-ayt-ing).

Is "humiliating" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /hjuːˈmɪliːˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoo-MIL-ee-ayt-ing), while in British English it's /hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪtɪŋ/ (hyoom-IL-i-ayt-ing).

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/hjuːˈmɪliːˌeɪtɪŋ/

hyoo-MIL-ee-ayt-ing

Syllable Breakdown

hjuːhu·mɪlmil·iːi·eɪtat·ɪŋing

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