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