Dear Americans, how do you pronounce the word “interim”

In-ter-um

i say in te rim

In-ter-im, but don't correct him. He probably read it in a book and skipped a syllable.

I would say INnerum

inner-im

I’ve heard * in-ter-rim * in-ter-rum * in-trum and I wouldn’t say any one of those sounds especially right or especially wrong.

In-ter-im But you definitely hear people elide it so it does sound more like 'intrim' although really it's more that the 'e' has been shortened so much it's barely there.

INN-ter-im

It’s a dialect thing, but most people from the north say “inter-RIM”, most people from the south say “inter-RUM” some people with heavy southern accents actually say: “Inn-er-um” in one, quick blob of speech, almost like they are slurring it.

I say in-ter-im

This is one those where if I don't think about it, I'll tell you I pronounce it int-er-um. But when I say it and listen to my pronunciation carefully? I'm actually saying "intrum".  Two syllables divided by an "r" frequently get merged into one syllable in my accent. No idea how widely this happens, but I'm from the northeast. 

in-tur-im (tur rhymes with her) but only when I want to enunciate.  Im more likely to say in-t-rim with a barely vocalized schwa

“Intrum” is commonly used in America, but in-te-rum is more correct.

IN-ter-im In sounds like in. Ter sounds like turn. Im sounds like IMagination.

UK native speaker: in-ta-rim

Australian here: inter-rim

IN-ter-ɪm

Midwest here, In-Trum like your manager

A radio or TV broadcaster would say all three syllables, like you. Regional pronunciations could vary.

America is huge with a lot of accents. I say “in-te-rum,” but I’ve heard people from elsewhere completely ignore the T sound and say “inner-um”

I’ve heard so many variations of that word that I’d describe it as a combo of how fast you’re speaking, if you feel like adding or dropping an “r sound, and whichever vowel sound you feel like using with “te” and “rim”.

I've always heard "IN-ter-um" or "IN-ner-um".

Not native american, but I'd pronounce it as "INner-m"

\[ IN taer rim \] usually, but sometimes I just mumble "interrum." (Spelling is altered to illustrate my somewhat indistinct enunciation at such times.)

Int-ter-rim

Um am I the only person who pronounces it IN-truhm…?

I say it like “in er im.” I generally don’t say the t’s in words after n. I don’t say the first t in international either normally. I would never pronounce the final syllable of interim as a schwa. 

in ter im or quickly in-trum

In-er-em

It's pronounced like it's spelled: "in-ter-im" (last syllable is not "rum"). It is definitely a three syllable word, although certain accents can make that less obvious.

/ɪnərɪm/ would be how I say it. It’s the exact same way I’d pronounce inner rim. I think I’ve heard /ɪntɛrʌm/, though.

This will vary a lot by region and accent and by how fast your speaking. (When speaking quickly we might under enunciate the t or kinda combine the last two syllables) I'm an American and have heard all of these. IN-teh-rim IN-trim IN-ner-im IN-trum

in-ner-rim no T.

"In-ter-im", although "in-trum" is a perfectly colloquial understandable shortening.

Innerum

Personally, it depends on how quickly I'm speaking. I think I've said it as in-te-rum, intrim, innerum, innerim, and other variations.

In - tur- um Tur is pronounced like turn.

I know people that pronounce it "in-term", and I have to stop myself from leaping across the desk and choking the bad words out of their mouth. Same guy that says "Lie-berry" for library.

The majority say it with no "T" sound at all. Listen to speakers in formal contexts [on YouGlish](https://youglish.com/pronounce/interim/english/us) for examples.

“In-ter-im”, soft t

In rapid, casual speech: 2 syllables; in-truhm

Honestly? in-er-um

in-te-rum would be more common but your manager is just greatly contracting that 'e' and shifting the stressed syllable. I've heard it before.

In-ter-rim

I pronounce the last syllable with a really short schwa, so it's easy to hear it as being either 2 or 3 syllables, and in fast speech, it likely sounds like it only has 2 syllables.

Inner- or inter-im I think the ipa would be ˈɪnɚɪm but I'm not the best at ipa lol

INT-er-im or INN-er-im

i think you'll get varying answers because this is one of the words like atlanta, toronto, etc. where it'll depend on the specific accent. a lot of us will go a lot softer on some of the t sounds if we pronounce it at all. i’m a coastal american (a bit closer to the south) and would say inner-um

Part of what makes English so awful is that the many varied regional dialects glide through or entirely omit different syllables. Your boss probably doesn't even realize he's doing it.

"In ter im" sort of rhymes with "enter him,"

In-ter-im

/ˈɪnˌtɹ̩əm/

both are fine but i say it more like in-trim

I've heard it pronounced a few different ways. If I were giving a presentation, and was focusing on my pronunciation, I would use in-ter-im. If I'm speaking casually it's probably closer to innerum or in-ter-um, depending on where it fell in the sentence. I have heard a few people say intrum, like your boss, but that is pretty uncommon as far as I've noticed.

In-tear-um But I graduated from a public school in the Midwest so what do I know?

In-trum

English speaker, didn’t even know that was a word

I say it "in ter im", both /i/s using the "fin" vowel, but I learned the word while I was on exchange in Germany, so my pronunciation would have been heavily informed by the German one.

in (as in … in) terr (as in terrace) im (as in him)

This word is very niche and uncommon to hear. I wouldn't call it rare, but certainly not a word you will hear every day or even weekly. I personally say "IN-ter-rim," but I have heard "IN-trum" and "IN-teh-rum." The only part that remains consistent is that the stress is always on the first syllable.