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Stockholm Pronunciation
Stockholm is pronounced STAHK-hohlm, IPA /ˈstɑkˌhoʊlm/.
STAHK-hohlm
US /ˈstɑkˌhoʊlm/
Syllables: STAHK · hohlm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (place name): The capital of Sweden, built across fourteen islands.
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Stockholm in a Sentence
- We changed planes in Stockholm.
- Stockholm freezes over most winters.
- Her cousin has lived in Stockholm since the eighties.
Common Mispronunciations of Stockholm
Not STAHK-huhlm
Give the second half a full oh, the vowel of hold. Holm means islet, and the word keeps its own shape inside the name.
Not STAHK-ohlm
That h is sounded in English. Swedish says the name quite differently, but the borrowed form keeps every letter here working.
Tip: Two beats, with the push at the front: STAHK-hohlm. The l before the m is said, unlike the silent one in salmon.
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