How to pronounce “tomb”
Say “tomb” in one beat
tomb
/tum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tombtum
- IPA (American)
- /tum/
- IPA (British)
- /tuːm/
- Respelling
- TOOM
- Syllables
- 1 — tomb
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tum/ 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
/tum/
/tuːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “tomb” goes wrong
- Often heard
“TOMB with a b”
the b is silent and the o is oo: TOOM
What “tomb” means
- noun
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
“he put flowers on his mother's grave”
Say it in a sentence
“The tomb had been sealed for more than two thousand years.”“tomb”, answered
How do you pronounce “tomb”?
“tomb” is pronounced /tum/ (TOOM) in American English and /tuːm/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tum/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “tomb” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tum/ — a single beat.
Is “tomb” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tum/ (TOOM); British English says /tuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tomb” mean?
As a noun: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) For example: “he put flowers on his mother's grave”
Where is the stress in “tomb”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tum/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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