English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Gnome Pronunciation
Gnome is pronounced NOHM, IPA /ˈnoʊm/.
NOHM
US /ˈnoʊm/
Syllables: NOHM (1 syllable)
noun: A small imaginary man of folklore, often made as a garden ornament.
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Gnome in a Sentence
- A stone gnome sits beside the pond.
- Someone has stolen the gnome from the front lawn.
- The book is full of gnomes and talking foxes.
Common Mispronunciations of Gnome
Not guh-NOHM
A g in front of an n goes unsaid, as it does in gnaw, gnat, and gnarled.
Not NAHM
Stretch the single o out to the vowel of foam. A clipped version gives nom, which is no English word.
Tip: Gnome and genome are different words with different shapes: NOHM has one beat and JEE-nohm has two.
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