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How to pronounce farms

Say it like FARMZ. Farms is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/fɑrmz/FARMZ
UK British/fɑːmz/FAHMZ
  • FARMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Farms pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FARMZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of farms

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: FAHMZ.

What does farms mean?

noun
  1. plural of farm How to pronounce farm
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of farm How to pronounce farm

Questions about saying farms

How do you pronounce farms?

Say FARMZ. The American pronunciation is /fɑrmz/. In British English it is /fɑːmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in farms?

Farms is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FARMZ.

Is farms pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /fɑːmz/ (FAHMZ).

Pronunciation from CMUdict and Britfone; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).