English pronunciation
How to pronounce “salmon”
Phonetic spelling
SAM-uhn
IPA /ˈsæmən/
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.