Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i'm

/a(ɪ)m/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.15 in modern English

Syllables: i'm
IPA: /a(ɪ)m/

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of I + am.

Etymology

Contraction of I am.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /a(ɪ)m/
British English: /aɪm/

Inflected Forms

I 'm (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

you're he's she's it's they're

Synonyms

am cham

Rhymes With

on-time is that the time fulness of time pseudotime misclimb outrhyme jucking time

Questions

How do you pronounce i'm?: The recorded pronunciation is /a(ɪ)m/.
What does i'm mean?: Contraction of I + am.
Where does i'm come from?: Contraction of I am.

How to pronounce i'm

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