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