English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Whom Pronunciation
Whom is pronounced HOOM, IPA /ˈhum/.
HOOM
US /ˈhum/ · UK /ˈhuːm/
Syllables: HOOM (1 syllable)
pronoun: The form of who used as the object of a verb or a preposition.
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Whom in a Sentence
- To whom should I address the letter?
- The man whom she married is from Cork.
- Whom did they appoint in the end?
Common Mispronunciations of Whom
Not WOOM
The wh is read as a plain h, exactly as who and whose read it.
Not HOHM
That o is a long oo, so the word rhymes with tomb and not with home.
Tip: Whom is the object form of who and rhymes with it: HOO and HOOM.
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