How To Pronounce Warm

warm

Phonemic

/wɔːm/

Phonetic

[wɔ̃ːʴm]

Phonemic

/wɔːrm/

In British English, warm is pronounced /wɔːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɔ̃ːʴm]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɔːrm/.

Warm has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

wɔːm

Warm has one syllable in British English.

warm + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/wɔːmz/

/wɔːrmz/

warm + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/wɔːmd/

/wɔːrmd/

warm + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈwɔː.mɪŋ/

/ˈwɔːr.mɪŋ/

warm + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈwɔː.mə/

/ˈwɔːr.mɚ/

warm + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈwɔː.mɪst/

/ˈwɔːr.mɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Warm

Questions About Warm

How do you pronounce warm in British English?

In British English, warm is pronounced /wɔːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɔ̃ːʴm].

How do you pronounce warm in American English?

In American English, warm is pronounced /wɔːrm/.

Do British and American English pronounce warm the same way?

No. British English has /wɔːm/ and American English has /wɔːrm/.

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