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