How To Pronounce Trim
trim
UK
Phonemic
/trɪm/
Phonetic
[tr̥ɪ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/trɪm/
In British English, trim is pronounced /trɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ɪ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /trɪm/.
Trim 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
trɪm
Trim has one syllable in British English.
trim + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/trɪmz/
US
/trɪmz/
trim + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/trɪmd/
US
/trɪmd/
trim + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtrɪm.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈtrɪm.ɪŋ/
trim + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈtrɪm.ə/
US
/ˈtrɪm.ɚ/
trim + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈtrɪm.ɪst/
US
/ˈtrɪm.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Trim
Questions About Trim
How do you pronounce trim in British English?
In British English, trim is pronounced /trɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ɪ̃m].
How do you pronounce trim in American English?
In American English, trim is pronounced /trɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce trim the same way?
Yes. Both are /trɪm/.
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