How To Pronounce Jam
jam
UK
Phonemic
/dʒæm/
Phonetic
[dʒæ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/dʒæm/
In British English, jam is pronounced /dʒæm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒæ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒæm/.
Jam 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
dʒæm
Jam has one syllable in British English.
jam + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dʒæmz/
US
/dʒæmz/
jam + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dʒæmd/
US
/dʒæmd/
jam + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdʒæm.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʒæm.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Jam
Questions About Jam
How do you pronounce jam in British English?
In British English, jam is pronounced /dʒæm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒæ̃m].
How do you pronounce jam in American English?
In American English, jam is pronounced /dʒæm/.
Do British and American English pronounce jam the same way?
Yes. Both are /dʒæm/.
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