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