How To Pronounce Flew
flew
UK
Phonemic
/fluː/
Phonetic
[fl̥ʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/fluː/
In British English, flew is pronounced /fluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /fluː/.
Flew 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
fluː
Flew has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Flew
Questions About Flew
How do you pronounce flew in British English?
In British English, flew is pronounced /fluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ʷuː].
How do you pronounce flew in American English?
In American English, flew is pronounced /fluː/.
Do British and American English pronounce flew the same way?
Yes. Both are /fluː/.
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