How To Pronounce Go
go
UK
Phonemic
/ɡəʊ/
Phonetic
[ɡəʊ]
US
Phonemic
/ɡoʊ/
In British English, go is pronounced /ɡəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡoʊ/.
Go 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
ɡəʊ
Go has one syllable in British English.
go + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡəʊz/
US
/ɡoʊz/
go + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Go
Questions About Go
How do you pronounce go in British English?
In British English, go is pronounced /ɡəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəʊ].
How do you pronounce go in American English?
In American English, go is pronounced /ɡoʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce go the same way?
No. British English has /ɡəʊ/ and American English has /ɡoʊ/.
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