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