How To Pronounce Gym
gym
UK
Phonemic
/dʒɪm/
Phonetic
[dʒɪ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/dʒɪm/
In British English, gym is pronounced /dʒɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒɪ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒɪm/.
Gym 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
dʒɪm
Gym has one syllable in British English.
gym + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dʒɪmz/
US
/dʒɪmz/
Words That Rhyme With Gym
Questions About Gym
How do you pronounce gym in British English?
In British English, gym is pronounced /dʒɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒɪ̃m].
How do you pronounce gym in American English?
In American English, gym is pronounced /dʒɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce gym the same way?
Yes. Both are /dʒɪm/.
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