How To Pronounce Tom
Tom
UK
Phonemic
/tɒm/
Phonetic
[tʰʷɒ̃m]
US
Phonemic
/tɑːm/
In British English, Tom is pronounced /tɒm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷɒ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /tɑːm/.
Tom 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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