How to pronounce “gnome”
Say “gnome” in one beat
gnome
/noʊm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nəʊm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gnomenoʊm
- IPA (American)
- /noʊm/
- IPA (British)
- /nəʊm/
- Respelling
- NOHM
- Syllables
- 1 — gnome
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /noʊm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/noʊm/
/nəʊm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “gnome” means
- noun
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
- noun
a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
Say it in a sentence
“A stone gnome has stood by their gate for twenty years.”“gnome”, answered
How do you pronounce “gnome”?
“gnome” is pronounced /noʊm/ (NOHM) in American English and /nəʊm/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /noʊm/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “gnome” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /noʊm/ — a single beat.
Is “gnome” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /noʊm/ (NOHM); British English says /nəʊm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gnome” mean?
As a noun: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure For example: “A stone gnome has stood by their gate for twenty years.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gnome”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /noʊm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “gnome” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.