A sound absent from the spellingSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
Hamster may acquire a transitional p
English hamster is often pronounced with an added p sound between the m and s. This is epenthesis, an insertion arising within the sound sequence. The spoken form need not map one-to-one onto visible letters.
The spelling does not display every transitional sound.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05