How To Pronounce Bottom

In British English, bottom is pronounced /ˈbɒt.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʷɒt.m̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbɑː.t̯əm/.

Bottom has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.