IPA Transcription of "compass" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “compass” is /ˈkʌmpəs/.

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compassˈkʌmpəs

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈkɐmpəs/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈkʌmpəs/

Similar Pronunciations

/bʌmps/1

/bʌmpæs/1

/bʌmpəs/1

/bʌmpəz/1

/bʌmpʃəs/1

/dʌmps/1

/hʌmps/1

/hʌmpəl/1

/hʌməs/1

/klʌmps/1

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  • compassinstrument used for navigation and orientation
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  • compassdrafting instrument for drawing arcs
  • CompassWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Compass2015 novel by Mathias Énard
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  • Compass2013 single by Lady Antebellum
  • CompassChinese musical group
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