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