How To Pronounce Bloom
bloom
UK
Phonemic
/bluːm/
Phonetic
[blʷũːm]
US
Phonemic
/bluːm/
In British English, bloom is pronounced /bluːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blʷũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /bluːm/.
Bloom 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
bluːm
Bloom has one syllable in British English.
bloom + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bluːmz/
US
/bluːmz/
bloom + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bluːmd/
US
/bluːmd/
bloom + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bloom
Questions About Bloom
How do you pronounce bloom in British English?
In British English, bloom is pronounced /bluːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blʷũːm].
How do you pronounce bloom in American English?
In American English, bloom is pronounced /bluːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce bloom the same way?
Yes. Both are /bluːm/.
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