How To Pronounce Gloom
gloom
UK
Phonemic
/ɡluːm/
Phonetic
[ɡlʷũːm]
US
Phonemic
/ɡluːm/
In British English, gloom is pronounced /ɡluːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʷũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡluːm/.
Gloom 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
ɡluːm
Gloom has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Gloom
Questions About Gloom
How do you pronounce gloom in British English?
In British English, gloom is pronounced /ɡluːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʷũːm].
How do you pronounce gloom in American English?
In American English, gloom is pronounced /ɡluːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce gloom the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡluːm/.
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