Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pham

/fæm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: pham
IPA: /fæm/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Vietnamese.

Example Sentences

"The Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games on Saturday after he slapped the San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson because of a dispute about their fantasy football league."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Phạm.

Inflected Forms

Phams (plural)

Homonyms

fam

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce pham?: The recorded pronunciation is /fæm/.
What does pham mean?: A surname from Vietnamese.
Where does pham come from?: Borrowed from Vietnamese Phạm.

How to pronounce pham

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pham”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fæm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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