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