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