How To Pronounce Now
now
UK
Phonemic
/naʊ/
Phonetic
[naʊ]
US
Phonemic
/naʊ/
In British English, now is pronounced /naʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /naʊ/.
Now 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
naʊ
Now has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Now
Questions About Now
How do you pronounce now in British English?
In British English, now is pronounced /naʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naʊ].
How do you pronounce now in American English?
In American English, now is pronounced /naʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce now the same way?
Yes. Both are /naʊ/.
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