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