How To Pronounce Cow
cow
UK
Phonemic
/kaʊ/
Phonetic
[kʰaʊ]
US
Phonemic
/kaʊ/
In British English, cow is pronounced /kaʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰaʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kaʊ/.
Cow has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
kaʊ
Cow has one syllable in British English.
cow + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kaʊz/
US
/kaʊz/
Words That Rhyme With Cow
Questions About Cow
How do you pronounce cow in British English?
In British English, cow is pronounced /kaʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰaʊ].
How do you pronounce cow in American English?
In American English, cow is pronounced /kaʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce cow the same way?
Yes. Both are /kaʊ/.
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