How To Pronounce Harm

harm

Phonemic

/hɑːm/

Phonetic

[hɑ̃ːʴm]

Phonemic

/hɑːrm/

In British English, harm is pronounced /hɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɑ̃ːʴm]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɑːrm/.

Harm has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

hɑːm

Harm has one syllable in British English.

harm + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/hɑːmz/

/hɑːrmz/

harm + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/hɑːmd/

/hɑːrmd/

harm + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈhɑː.mɪŋ/

/ˈhɑːr.mɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Harm

Questions About Harm

How do you pronounce harm in British English?

In British English, harm is pronounced /hɑːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɑ̃ːʴm].

How do you pronounce harm in American English?

In American English, harm is pronounced /hɑːrm/.

Do British and American English pronounce harm the same way?

No. British English has /hɑːm/ and American English has /hɑːrm/.

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