How to Pronounce “lymphoma”

American (US)

/lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/

noun — A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

Where the stress falls. “lymphoma” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "lymphoma" mean?

lymphoma (noun): A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

What is the IPA transcription of "lymphoma"?

/lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "lymphoma"?

“lymphoma” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.