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-'''ámb''' = -'''ámn''' = -'''ám


''river'' '''Cám''' = ''camera'' '''cám
''river'' '''Cám''' = ''camera'' '''cám
'''wébcám
'''ád nåuseam'''


''condemn'' '''dámn''' = ''river'' '''dám
''condemn'' '''dámn''' = ''river'' '''dám
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'''rêam
'''rêam
'''crêam


'''drêam
'''drêam
'''strêam


''appear'' '''sêem''' = ''thread, coal'' '''sêam
''appear'' '''sêem''' = ''thread, coal'' '''sêam
'''ád nåuseam


'''stêam
'''stêam
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'''strêam
'''strêam
'''mâinstrêam


'''hám
'''hám


BrE '''h''' silent, '''a''' as schwa, -əm; AmE -'''hám
BrE (which pronunciations are shown below) '''h''' silent, '''a''' as schwa, -əm; AmE -'''hám
 
'''h''' silent, '''g''' not sounded separately: '''Bíngham
 
'''h''' silent, '''g''' not sounded separately: '''Búckingham
 
'''h''' silent, '''g''' not sounded separately: '''Bïrmingham


'''h''' silent, '''g''' not sounded separately '''Búckingham
-kəm '''Béckham


'''h''' silent, '''g''' not sounded separately '''Bïrmingham
-kəm '''Péckham
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Bálləm '''Bálham
 
-nəm '''Sýdenham'''
 
-nəm '''Dágenham
 
-nəm '''Béckenham


-nəm '''Twíckenham
-nəm '''Twíckenham
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'''Wílliam
'''Wílliam
'''jám
'''lógjam
'''bédlam


'''glám
'''glám


'''Pám
'''Pám
wù- '''wolfram


''madam'' '''má'am
''madam'' '''má'am
''M'' '''ém


'''môdém
'''môdém
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''group'' '''têam''' = ''pour'' '''têem
''group'' '''têam''' = ''pour'' '''têem
j- '''gém
-j- '''strátagém


'''hém
'''hém
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'''Béthlehém
'''Béthlehém


sounding like -um '''thêorem
'''mâyhém
 
'''sêrum''' rhymes with '''thêorem
 
'''postmǒrtem


'''stém
'''stém
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>flém '''phlégm
<nowiki>*</nowiki>flém '''phlégm


-îm '''páradigm
-îme '''páradîgm
 
'''álgoríthm


'''rhýthm  
'''rhýthm  
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'''mâim
'''mâim
'''chérubim'''


'''dím  
'''dím  
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'''mínim
'''mínim
'''Tím
'''verbâtim
'''vím


BrE and AmE -àm '''bàlm
BrE and AmE -àm '''bàlm


BrE and AmE -àm '''càlm
BrE and AmE -àm '''càlm
'''réalm'''
BrE and AmE *sàm '''psàlm


BrE and AmE -àm '''quàlm
BrE and AmE -àm '''quàlm
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'''slàlom
'''slàlom
'''loôm
<nowiki>*</nowiki>ãirloôm '''héirloom
'''roôm
'''Broôme''' = '''Broôm''' = '''broôm
'''Groôme''' = '''Groôm''' = '''groôm
''noun, verb'' '''loôm
'''tomb''' *toôm


'''Tóm
'''Tóm
'''búxom


'''árm
'''árm
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'''hàrm
'''hàrm


cf. '''wörm, wårn''' - '''wårm
cf. '''wörm, wårn''': '''wårm


pák- '''páchydërm
pák- '''páchydërm
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'''fïrm
'''fïrm
'''affïrm
'''infïrm
'''squïrm
'''dŏrm


'''fŏrm
'''fŏrm


'''cûneifŏrm''' rhymes with '''ûnifŏrm
'''cûneifŏrm''' rhymes with '''ûnifŏrm
k- '''chlórofŏrm'''


'''nŏrm
'''nŏrm


cf. ''heat'' '''wårm''' - ''animal'' '''wörm
cf. ''heat'' '''wårm''': ''animal'' '''wörm
 
-ázəm -'''asm
 
'''sàrcasm


'''ŏrgasm
'''ŏrgasm
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>kázəm '''chásm
<nowiki>*</nowiki>kázəm '''chásm


-zəm '''spásm
'''nêoplasm
 
'''spásm


-ízəm; never stressed -'''ísm
-ízəm; unstressed -'''ísm
 
'''râcism'''
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>fáshism '''fáscism'''


'''âthêísm
'''âthêísm
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'''térrorism
'''térrorism
'''prísm
'''prágmatism
'''dógmatism
'''rélativism
-êeízm '''crônyísm'''


'''mîcrocosm
'''mîcrocosm
-'''ísm''' = -'''ýsm
'''áneurysm
'''pároxysm
words in -'''úmb''' rhyme with words in -'''úm


'''tálcum
'''tálcum


'''memorándum
'''memorándum
'''addéndum


'''referéndum
'''referéndum


'''glúm
'''ád nåuseam''', not "ad nauseum"
 
'''musêum'''


'''húm
'''húm
'''cálcium
'''compéndium
'''Citizéndium'''


'''válium
'''válium
'''hêlium
'''epithêlium


'''thállium
'''thállium


'''gerânium
'''gerânium
yû- '''urânium
'''millénium'''
'''polônium'''
'''pandemônium'''
'''harmônium'''
'''plutônium'''


'''aquãrium
'''aquãrium


'''delírium
'''delírium
'''crematǒrium
'''moratǒrium
'''auditǒrium
'''âtrium
'''gymnâsium
'''Byzántium'''
'''collôquium
'''tántalum
'''glúm
'''plúm
'''scrúm


'''drúm
'''drúm
'''thêorem''' rhymes with '''sêrum


'''húmdrúm
'''húmdrúm
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'''conúndrum
'''conúndrum


'''gymnâsium
'''sêrum
 
'''decŏrum


'''fŏrum
'''fŏrum


-kyûm - '''vácûum
'''quŏrum
 
'''pléctrum
 
'''spéctrum
 
'''tántrum
 
'''strúm
 
'''dâtum'''
 
'''verbâtim''' cf. '''[[Art Tatum|Tâtum]]
 
'''réctum
 
'''spûtum
 
-kyûm: '''vácûum


-ûəm '''contínûum
-ûəm '''contínûum


'''gým
'''Jím''' = '''gým


''name'' -'''ným
''name'' -'''ným

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in M. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case M) and continuing backwards through it.

The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]


-ámb = -ámn = -ám

river Cám = camera cám

wébcám

ád nåuseam

condemn dámn = river dám

glêam

rêam

crêam

drêam

strêam

appear sêem = thread, coal sêam

ád nåuseam

stêam

scrêam

drêam

strêam

mâinstrêam

hám

BrE (which pronunciations are shown below) h silent, a as schwa, -əm; AmE -hám

h silent, g not sounded separately: Bíngham

h silent, g not sounded separately: Búckingham

h silent, g not sounded separately: Bïrmingham

-kəm Béckham

-kəm Péckham

*Bálləm Bálham

-nəm Sýdenham

-nəm Dágenham

-nəm Béckenham

-nəm Twíckenham

-nəm Chéltenham

*Tótnəm Tóttenham

*Méppəm Méopham

-psəm Tópsham

-təm Stréatham

-təm Chátham

-təm Éltham

-təm Wåltham

unvoiced th sound Bôtham

unvoiced th sound Gótham

*Rûtəm Wrotham

Wést Hám

hard G: Gílliam

Quílliam

Wílliam

jám

lógjam

bédlam

glám

Pám

wù- wolfram

madam má'am

M ém

môdém

dêem

group têam = pour têem

j- gém

-j- strátagém

hém

ahém

Béthlehém

mâyhém

sêrum rhymes with thêorem

postmǒrtem

stém

-ám dîaphragm

*flém phlégm

-îme páradîgm

álgoríthm

rhýthm

âim

mâim

chérubim

dím

dénim rhymes with Blénheim

whím

Kím

skím

dénim

mínim

Tím

verbâtim

vím

BrE and AmE -àm bàlm

BrE and AmE -àm càlm

réalm

BrE and AmE *sàm psàlm

BrE and AmE -àm quàlm

tálcum rhymes with *Málcum Málcolm

dwell hôme = oak, islet hôlm

frêedom

bŏredom

kíngdom

slàlom

loôm

*ãirloôm héirloom

roôm

Broôme = Broôm = broôm

Groôme = Groôm = groôm

noun, verb loôm

tomb *toôm

Tóm

búxom

árm

fàrm

hàrm

cf. wörm, wårn: wårm

pák- páchydërm

j- gërm

spërm

tërm

fïrm

affïrm

infïrm

squïrm

dŏrm

fŏrm

cûneifŏrm rhymes with ûnifŏrm

k- chlórofŏrm

nŏrm

cf. heat wårm: animal wörm

-ázəm -asm

sàrcasm

ŏrgasm

*kázəm chásm

nêoplasm

spásm

-ízəm; unstressed -ísm

râcism

*fáshism fáscism

âthêísm

Bùddhism

existéntialism

shôv- chauvinism

térrorism

prísm

prágmatism

dógmatism

rélativism

-êeízm crônyísm

mîcrocosm

-ísm = -ýsm

áneurysm

pároxysm

words in -úmb rhyme with words in -úm

tálcum

memorándum

addéndum

referéndum

ád nåuseam, not "ad nauseum"

musêum

húm

cálcium

compéndium

Citizéndium

válium

hêlium

epithêlium

thállium

gerânium

yû- urânium

millénium

polônium

pandemônium

harmônium

plutônium

aquãrium

delírium

crematǒrium

moratǒrium

auditǒrium

âtrium

gymnâsium

Byzántium

collôquium

tántalum

glúm

plúm

scrúm

drúm

thêorem rhymes with sêrum

húmdrúm

conúndrum

sêrum

decŏrum

fŏrum

quŏrum

pléctrum

spéctrum

tántrum

strúm

dâtum

verbâtim cf. Tâtum

réctum

spûtum

-kyûm: vácûum

-ûəm contínûum

Jím = gým

name -ným

syû- pseûdonym

démonym

hómonym

sýnonym

ántonym

Î’m