How To Pronounce Dawn
dawn
UK
Phonemic
/dɔːn/
Phonetic
[dʷɔ̃ːn]
US
Phonemic
/dɔːn/
In British English, dawn is pronounced /dɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʷɔ̃ːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɔːn/.
Dawn 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
dɔːn
Dawn has one syllable in British English.
dawn + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dɔːnz/
US
/dɔːnz/
dawn + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dɔːnd/
US
/dɔːnd/
dawn + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdɔː.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɔː.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Dawn
Questions About Dawn
How do you pronounce dawn in British English?
In British English, dawn is pronounced /dɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʷɔ̃ːn].
How do you pronounce dawn in American English?
In American English, dawn is pronounced /dɔːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce dawn the same way?
Yes. Both are /dɔːn/.
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