How To Pronounce Come
come
UK
Phonemic
/kʌm/
Phonetic
[kʰʌ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/kʌm/
In British English, come is pronounced /kʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /kʌm/.
Come 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
kʌm
Come has one syllable in British English.
come + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kʌmz/
US
/kʌmz/
come + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Come
Questions About Come
How do you pronounce come in British English?
In British English, come is pronounced /kʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌ̃m].
How do you pronounce come in American English?
In American English, come is pronounced /kʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce come the same way?
Yes. Both are /kʌm/.
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