English pronunciation

How to pronounce “salmon”

Phonetic spelling

SAM-uhn

IPA /ˈsæmən/

Syllable stress

SAM·uhn

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I ordered grilled salmon for dinner.

  • We saw salmon swimming upstream in the river.

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