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