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