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