--- title: "How to pronounce homage | Murmur" description: "Homage starts with \"AH\" in CMUdict, with or without a sounded h (AA1 M AH0 JH or HH AA1 M AH0 JH), and ends in a soft \"ij\"." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/homage" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/homage Pronunciation · Creative work # How to pronounce homage Homage starts with "AH" in CMUdict, with or without a sounded h (AA1 M AH0 JH or HH AA1 M AH0 JH), and ends in a soft "ij". [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists these 2 North American English pronunciations for **homage**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `AA1 M AH0 JH` **Syllable estimate** 2 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position Dictionary variant 2 `HH AA1 M AH0 JH` **Syllable estimate** 2 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position [Check homage in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homage). Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context. ## Use homage in context Film reviews, music writing and art criticism lean on homage to describe a deliberate tribute. CMUdict gives two forms that differ only in whether the h is voiced, both ending in a short "ij" rather than a French "ahzh". Pick the form that suits the tone of the piece and hold it. 1. The opening shot is an homage to an old Western. 2. Her new album pays homage to the singers who raised her. ### A practice cue Whichever h choice you make, check that any article before it agrees, since "an" fits the silent form more smoothly. Record both forms once and keep the one that matches your delivery. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of homage. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115). `AA`sound in **odd**vowel`M`sound in **me**consonant`AH`sound in **hut**vowel`JH`sound in **gee**consonant`HH`sound in **he**consonant Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes. Copying and downloading happen in your browser. No script upload or audio generation is needed. ## Dictionary source The phonemes on this page come from [CMU Pronouncing Dictionary](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters. 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