English pronunciation

How to pronounce “salmon

Phonetic spelling

SAM-uhn

IPA /ˈsæmən/

Syllable stress

SAM·uhn

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “salmon”?

s a l m o n

salmon” is spelled S-A-L-M-O-N. It is pronounced SAM-uhn, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I ordered grilled salmon for dinner.

  • We saw salmon swimming upstream in the river.

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