How To Pronounce Column

In British English, column is pronounced /ˈkɒl.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷɒl.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɑːl.əm/.

Column 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.