How To Pronounce Arm

arm

Phonemic

/ɑːm/

Phonetic

[ɑ̃ːʴm]

Phonemic

/ɑːrm/

In British English, arm is pronounced /ɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɑ̃ːʴm]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɑːrm/.

Arm has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɑːm

Arm has one syllable in British English.

arm + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɑːmz/

/ɑːrmz/

arm + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɑːmd/

/ɑːrmd/

arm + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɑː.mɪŋ/

/ˈɑːr.mɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Arm

Questions About Arm

How do you pronounce arm in British English?

In British English, arm is pronounced /ɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɑ̃ːʴm].

How do you pronounce arm in American English?

In American English, arm is pronounced /ɑːrm/.

Do British and American English pronounce arm the same way?

No. British English has /ɑːm/ and American English has /ɑːrm/.

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