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How to pronounce foams

Say it like FOHMZ. Foams is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/foʊmz/FOHMZ
UK British/fəʊmz/FOHMZ
  • FOHMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Foams pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FOHMZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of foams

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: FOHMZ.

What does foams mean?

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

Questions about saying foams

How do you pronounce foams?

Say FOHMZ. The American pronunciation is /foʊmz/. In British English it is /fəʊmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in foams?

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

Is foams pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /fəʊmz/ (FOHMZ).

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