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How to pronounce roams

Say it like ROHMZ. Roams is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/roʊmz/ROHMZ
UK British/rəʊmz/ROHMZ
  • ROHMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Roams pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of roams

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

British respelling: ROHMZ.

What does roams mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roam How to pronounce roam

Questions about saying roams

How do you pronounce roams?

Say ROHMZ. The American pronunciation is /roʊmz/. In British English it is /rəʊmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in roams?

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

Is roams 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 /rəʊmz/ (ROHMZ).

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