How To Pronounce Term
term
UK
Phonemic
/tɜːm/
Phonetic
[tʰɜ̃ːʴm]
US
Phonemic
/tɜːrm/
In British English, term is pronounced /tɜːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰɜ̃ːʴm]. In American English, it is pronounced /tɜːrm/.
Term 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.
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