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