How To Pronounce Glow

glow

Phonemic

/ɡləʊ/

Phonetic

[ɡləʊ]

Phonemic

/ɡloʊ/

In British English, glow is pronounced /ɡləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡləʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡloʊ/.

Glow 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

ɡləʊ

Glow has one syllable in British English.

glow + -s

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

/ɡləʊz/

/ɡloʊz/

glow + -ed

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

/ɡləʊd/

/ɡloʊd/

glow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡləʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡloʊ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Glow

Questions About Glow

How do you pronounce glow in British English?

In British English, glow is pronounced /ɡləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡləʊ].

How do you pronounce glow in American English?

In American English, glow is pronounced /ɡloʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce glow the same way?

No. British English has /ɡləʊ/ and American English has /ɡloʊ/.

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