WORD CHARMER Pronunciation

How to pronounce costume

cos·TUME

"costume" has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TUME.

Sounds like
kah-STOOM
IPA (American)
/kɑˈstum/
Rhythm
da-DAAA

It can also be said

  • KOS-toom /ˈkɑstum/, with the stress on the first syllable

When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.

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