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