How To Pronounce Swum
swum
UK
Phonemic
/swʌm/
Phonetic
[sʷwʌ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/swʌm/
In British English, swum is pronounced /swʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwʌ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /swʌm/.
Swum 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
swʌm
Swum has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Swum
Questions About Swum
How do you pronounce swum in British English?
In British English, swum is pronounced /swʌm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwʌ̃m].
How do you pronounce swum in American English?
In American English, swum is pronounced /swʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce swum the same way?
Yes. Both are /swʌm/.
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