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