How do you pronounce 'Phenom'?

[Lmeow]

Ever since Phenom was made, I've always wondered how it was pronounced. My classmate says 'fen-im' like venom, but I say 'fen-om' as in phenom. The reason why I say 'fen-om' was because I was told that Phenom came from the word phenomenal, and thus I just pronounced it like phenomenal without the 'enal'.

How about you?

EDIT: Fixed poll. Can anyone explain why I need to put six possible answers if I only have five?

 

[amk09]

The proper pronunciation is FEE-NOM or FI-NOM.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phenom


I've always said fee-nom.

 

[Lmeow]

The proper pronunciation is FEE-NOM or FI-NOM.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phenom


I've always said fee-nom.

Does that mean that technically speaking, fee-nom-enon would be the correct pronounciation of phenomenon? Because everywhere I go, I hear fen-om-e-non, lol.

 

[amk09]

phenomenon would take after FI-NOM so it's more like FI-NOM-AH-NON and by FI its like the way you say FIfty

 

[enzo matrix]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Phenom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English

 

[enzo matrix]

Apparently youre suppose to pronounce it as is in "Phenomenal"
But I say fe-nom anyways.

Both are correct. I looked it up after my friend kept saying "you mean feenom?" after I would say feh-nom

 

[Raidur]

I pronounce it like venom.

 

[werxen]

Its "FEE- NOM" Any other pronunciation is incorrect. I still can't believe people have a difficult time with such simple words.

 

[Raidur]

Fee-num? Fennum sounds much better IMO, that's a shame. :/ I always thought that series sounded cool now it sounds like a mix between femur and semen lol. LAME.

 

[amk09]

Fee-num? Fennum sounds much better IMO, that's a shame. :/ I always thought that series sounded cool now it sounds like a mix between femur and semen lol. LAME.

FEE-NOM not fee-num

like vietNAM

NAHM


FEE-NOM

NOT HARD

 

[AMW1011]

Does it really matter?

As long as you don't pronounce it pe-he-en-um then your fine.

 

[Raidur]

Ah, figured nom sounded like num in that situation.

Thanks for the caps, wouldn't have figured it out without them.

Still a horrible name choice IMO. Feenawm.

 

[AMW1011]

Yeah, Athlon, Sempron, and Turion are much better names.

 

[Userremoved]

FEE-NOM-NOM-NOM!
Phenom kills them all good idea!

 

[Shadow703793]

http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

Says it as " 'fee-nom' "

 

[Haserath]

Wasn't the Phenom supposed to come from phenomenal(fi-nom-uh-nl). So it would be pronounced like fee-nom.
I still like fen-om better then fee-nom.

 

[enzo matrix]

Its "FEE- NOM" Any other pronunciation is incorrect. I still can't believe people have a difficult time with such simple words.

Oh for god's sake:
Phenom (pronounced /fɨˈnɒm/, as in the word phenomenon)

ɨ roses, emission

EEE mission
ros eh s

Both are correct.

 

[xtian63]

in the Philippines say penOm, how sad is that

 

[randomkid]

in the Philippines say penOm, how sad is that

How do you know? Are you from there? If this is how you say it then it is sad for you. Not for everyone... so speak for yourself, please.