How To Pronounce Crow

crow

Phonemic

/krəʊ/

Phonetic

[kr̥əʊ]

Phonemic

/kroʊ/

In British English, crow is pronounced /krəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥əʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kroʊ/.

Crow 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

krəʊ

Crow has one syllable in British English.

crow + -s

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

/krəʊz/

/kroʊz/

crow + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/krəʊd/

/kroʊd/

crow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkrəʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈkroʊ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Crow

Questions About Crow

How do you pronounce crow in British English?

In British English, crow is pronounced /krəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥əʊ].

How do you pronounce crow in American English?

In American English, crow is pronounced /kroʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce crow the same way?

No. British English has /krəʊ/ and American English has /kroʊ/.

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