How To Pronounce Gums

gums

UK
Phonemic
/ɡʌmz/
Phonetic
[ɡʌ̃mz]
US
Phonemic
/ɡʌmz/

In British English, gums is pronounced /ɡʌmz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌ̃mz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡʌmz/.

Gums 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

ɡʌmz

Gums has one syllable in British English.

Questions About Gums

How do you pronounce gums in British English?

In British English, gums is pronounced /ɡʌmz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌ̃mz].

How do you pronounce gums in American English?

In American English, gums is pronounced /ɡʌmz/.

Do British and American English pronounce gums the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɡʌmz/.

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