How To Pronounce Foam

foam

Phonemic

/fəʊm/

Phonetic

[fə͠ʊm]

Phonemic

/foʊm/

In British English, foam is pronounced /fəʊm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fə͠ʊm]. In American English, it is pronounced /foʊm/.

Foam 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

fəʊm

Foam has one syllable in British English.

foam + -s

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

/fəʊmz/

/foʊmz/

foam + -ed

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

/fəʊmd/

/foʊmd/

foam + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈfəʊ.mɪŋ/

/ˈfoʊ.mɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Foam

Questions About Foam

How do you pronounce foam in British English?

In British English, foam is pronounced /fəʊm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fə͠ʊm].

How do you pronounce foam in American English?

In American English, foam is pronounced /foʊm/.

Do British and American English pronounce foam the same way?

No. British English has /fəʊm/ and American English has /foʊm/.

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