English pronunciation

How to pronounce “huge

Phonetic spelling

HYOOJ

IPA /ˈhjudʒ/

Syllable stress

hyooj

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “huge”?

h u g e

huge” is spelled H-U-G-E. It is pronounced HYOOJ, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • He bought a huge cake for the party.

  • The stadium was huge, seating over 80,000 fans.

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