How To Pronounce Meadow
meadow
In British English, meadow is pronounced /ˈmed.əʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.əʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmed.oʊ/.
Meadow has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Meadow has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Meadow
How do you pronounce meadow in British English?
In British English, meadow is pronounced /ˈmed.əʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.əʊ].
How do you pronounce meadow in American English?
In American English, meadow is pronounced /ˈmed.oʊ/.
How many syllables are in meadow?
Meadow has two syllables, /med/ + /əʊ/.
Where is the stress in meadow?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /med/.
Do British and American English pronounce meadow the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmed.əʊ/ and American English has /ˈmed.oʊ/.
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