How To Pronounce Alms
alms
UK
Phonemic
/ɑːmz/
Phonetic
[ɑ̃ːmz]
US
Phonemic
/ɑːmz/
In British English, alms is pronounced /ɑːmz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɑ̃ːmz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɑːmz/.
Alms has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
ɑːmz
Alms has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Alms
How do you pronounce alms in British English?
In British English, alms is pronounced /ɑːmz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɑ̃ːmz].
How do you pronounce alms in American English?
In American English, alms is pronounced /ɑːmz/.
Do British and American English pronounce alms the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɑːmz/.
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