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Birmingham Pronunciation
Birmingham is pronounced BUR-ming-ham, IPA /ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm/.
BUR-ming-ham
US /ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm/
Syllables: BUR · ming · ham (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A large city in the English Midlands, and also a city in Alabama.
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Birmingham in a Sentence
- Birmingham is about two hours from London by train.
- She moved to Birmingham for the job.
- Birmingham, Alabama, was named after the English city.
Common Mispronunciations of Birmingham
Not bir-ming-HAM
Put everything on BUR and let the two syllables after it drop away. Most English place names ending in ham behave the same way.
Not BUR-ming-uhm
American speakers sound the ham at the end. In England the ending softens to um, giving BUR-ming-um, so the two cities differ in their own names.
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