English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Spasm Pronunciation
Spasm is pronounced SPA-zuhm, IPA /ˈspæzəm/.
SPA-zuhm
US /ˈspæzəm/ · UK /ˈspæzəm/
Syllables: SPA · zuhm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A sudden tightening of a muscle that you cannot control.
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Spasm in a Sentence
- A spasm in his back kept him off work for a week.
- The medicine stops the spasms within minutes.
- Her calf went into spasm halfway up the hill.
Common Mispronunciations of Spasm
Not spa-ZUHM
SPA takes the stress, and the ending is a quiet uhm with nothing on it.
Not SPAZM
A faint uh separates the z from the m, which gives the word two beats rather than one cluster.
Tip: The single s is read as a z: SPA-zuhm.
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