How To Pronounce Gown
gown
UK
Phonemic
/ɡaʊn/
Phonetic
[ɡa͠ʊn]
US
Phonemic
/ɡaʊn/
In British English, gown is pronounced /ɡaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡa͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡaʊn/.
Gown 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
ɡaʊn
Gown has one syllable in British English.
gown + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡaʊnz/
US
/ɡaʊnz/
Words That Rhyme With Gown
Questions About Gown
How do you pronounce gown in British English?
In British English, gown is pronounced /ɡaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡa͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce gown in American English?
In American English, gown is pronounced /ɡaʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce gown the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡaʊn/.
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