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How to pronounce zooms

Say it like ZOOMZ. Zooms is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/zumz/ZOOMZ
UK British/zuːmz/ZOOMZ
  • ZOOMZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Zooms pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. ZOOMZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of zooms

American and British speakers say zooms in essentially the same way: /zumz/ in the US and /zuːmz/ in the UK.

British respelling: ZOOMZ.

What does zooms mean?

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

Questions about saying zooms

How do you pronounce zooms?

Say ZOOMZ. The American pronunciation is /zumz/. In British English it is /zuːmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in zooms?

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

Do Americans and Brits say zooms the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /zumz/ and the British form is /zuːmz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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