IPA Transcription of "fame" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “fame” is /ˈfeɪm/.

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fameˈfeɪm

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/fæɪm/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈfeɪm/

Similar Pronunciations

/beɪm/4

/deɪm/2

/eɪm/3

/feɪ/6

/feɪd/2

/feɪk/1

/feɪl/2

/feɪmd/1

/feɪmɚ/1

/feɪn/7

Derivations

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  • Fame1980 film by Alan Parker
  • Fame1982 TV series
  • FameDavid Bowie song
  • Fameoriginal song written and composed by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford; originally performed by Irene Cara in 1980 for the film "Fame"
  • Fame2009 film by Kevin Tancharoen
  • Famemusical
  • Famenovel by Daniel Kehlmann
  • FameWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Fame1980 soundtrack album; various artists
  • famesocial status of publicly known persons

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