How To Pronounce Low

low

Phonemic

/ləʊ/

Phonetic

[ləʊ]

Phonemic

/loʊ/

In British English, low is pronounced /ləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /loʊ/.

Low 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

ləʊ

Low has one syllable in British English.

low + -s

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

/ləʊz/

/loʊz/

low + -ed

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

/ləʊd/

/loʊd/

low + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈləʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈloʊ.ɪŋ/

low + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈləʊ.ə/

/ˈloʊ.ɚ/

low + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈləʊ.ɪst/

/ˈloʊ.ɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Low

Questions About Low

How do you pronounce low in British English?

In British English, low is pronounced /ləʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊ].

How do you pronounce low in American English?

In American English, low is pronounced /loʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce low the same way?

No. British English has /ləʊ/ and American English has /loʊ/.

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