um
UHM
uhm in Ingglish
IPA /ˈʌm/ · 1 syllable
How “um” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | u | m |
|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | uh | m |
“um” sound by sound
| Ingglish | uh | m |
|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ʌ/ | /m/ |
- Sounds
- 2 sounds from 2 letters: 1 vowel /ʌ/ and 1 consonant /m/
- Syllables
- 1 — UHM
- Frequency
- very common: 225 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #436 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ʌm/
Words that sound like “um” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “um” (/ʌm/)
comefromsomedumbmumbumgumthumbsumscum
See all 34 words that rhyme with “um” →
“um” — questions & answers
How do you spell “um”?
U-M in English; “uhm” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “um”?
UHM — IPA /ˈʌm/, 1 syllable.
What is the IPA for “um”?
/ˈʌm/ — 1 syllable.
What words sound like “um”?
“umm” — same sounds, different spelling.