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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “bottom”

“bottom” is pronounced /ˈbɑtəm/ (BAH-tuhm) in American English and /bɒtəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bot”.
The sound

Say “bottom” in 2 beats

Say it like this

bottom

/ˈbɑtəm/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɒtəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. botbɑstress
  2. tomtəm
IPA (American)
/ˈbɑtəm/
IPA (British)
/bɒtəm/
Respelling
BAH-tuhm
Syllables
2 — BOT-tom
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BOT-tom. “bot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈbɑtəm/

British

/bɒtəm/

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

Meaning

What “bottom” means

  1. noun

    the lower side of anything

  2. noun

    the lowest part of anything

    “they started at the bottom of the hill”

  3. noun

    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    “he deserves a good kick in the butt”

Say it in a sentence

“She found her keys at the bottom of her bag.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
bbɑahttəschwamm

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

“bottom”, answered

How do you pronounce “bottom”?

“bottom” is pronounced /ˈbɑtəm/ (BAH-tuhm) in American English and /bɒtəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bot”. Build it as BOT-tom, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “bottom” have?

2: bot · tom. The beat lands on the first, “bot”.

Is “bottom” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbɑtəm/ (BAH-tuhm); British English says /bɒtəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “bottom” mean?

As a noun: the lower side of anything For example: “She found her keys at the bottom of her bag.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “bottom”?

Stress the first syllable: BOT-tom. “bot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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