How To Pronounce Blow

blow

Phonemic

/bləʊ/

Phonetic

[bləʊ]

Phonemic

/bloʊ/

In British English, blow is pronounced /bləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bləʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bloʊ/.

Blow has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

bləʊ

Blow has one syllable in British English.

blow + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bləʊz/

/bloʊz/

blow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Blow

Questions About Blow

How do you pronounce blow in British English?

In British English, blow is pronounced /bləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bləʊ].

How do you pronounce blow in American English?

In American English, blow is pronounced /bloʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce blow the same way?

No. British English has /bləʊ/ and American English has /bloʊ/.

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