How to pronounce “salmon”
Say “salmon” in 2 beats
salmon
/ˈsæmən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈsamən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- salsæstress
- monmən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsæmən/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈsamən/
- Respelling
- SAM-uhn
- Syllables
- 2 — SAL-mon
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SAL-mon. “sal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsæmən/
/ˈsamən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “salmon” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SAL-mon”/ˈsælmɑn/
the l is silent: it sounds exactly like the name Sammon
What “salmon” means
- noun
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
- noun
a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
- noun
flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
Say it in a sentence
“We grilled salmon with lemon and ate outside on the balcony.”“salmon”, answered
How do you pronounce “salmon”?
“salmon” is pronounced /ˈsæmən/ (SAM-uhn) in American English and /ˈsamən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sal”. Build it as SAL-mon, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “salmon” have?
2: sal · mon. The beat lands on the first, “sal”.
Is “salmon” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsæmən/ (SAM-uhn); British English says /ˈsamən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “salmon” mean?
As a noun: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn For example: “We grilled salmon with lemon and ate outside on the balcony.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “salmon”?
Stress the first syllable: SAL-mon. “sal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “salmon” 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.