How To Pronounce Flower

flower

Phonemic

/flaʊə/or/ˈflaʊ.ə/

Phonetic

[fl̥aʊəʴ]

Phonemic

/flaʊr/

In British English, flower is pronounced /flaʊə/ or /ˈflaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aʊəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /flaʊr/.

Flower 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

flaʊə

Flower has one syllable in British English.

flower + -s

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

/flaʊəz/or/ˈflaʊ.əz/

/flaʊrz/

flower + -ed

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

/flaʊəd/or/ˈflaʊ.əd/

/flaʊrd/

flower + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈflaʊə.rɪŋ/or/ˈflaʊ.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈflaʊr.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Flower

How do you pronounce flower in British English?

In British English, flower is pronounced /flaʊə/ or /ˈflaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aʊəʴ].

How do you pronounce flower in American English?

In American English, flower is pronounced /flaʊr/.

Do British and American English pronounce flower the same way?

No. British English has /flaʊə/ and American English has /flaʊr/.

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