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