How To Pronounce Glum
glum
UK
Phonemic
/ɡlʌm/
Phonetic
[ɡlʌ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/ɡlʌm/
In British English, glum is pronounced /ɡlʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʌ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlʌm/.
Glum 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
ɡlʌm
Glum has one syllable in British English.
glum + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡlʌm.ə/
US
/ˈɡlʌm.ɚ/
glum + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡlʌm.ɪst/
US
/ˈɡlʌm.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Glum
Questions About Glum
How do you pronounce glum in British English?
In British English, glum is pronounced /ɡlʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʌ̃m].
How do you pronounce glum in American English?
In American English, glum is pronounced /ɡlʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce glum the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡlʌm/.
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