How To Pronounce Paw
paw
UK
Phonemic
/pɔː/
Phonetic
[pʰʷɔː]
US
Phonemic
/pɔː/
In British English, paw is pronounced /pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɔː/.
Paw 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
pɔː
Paw has one syllable in British English.
paw + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pɔːz/
US
/pɔːz/
paw + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pɔːd/
US
/pɔːd/
paw + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpɔː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɔː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Paw
Questions About Paw
How do you pronounce paw in British English?
In British English, paw is pronounced /pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔː].
How do you pronounce paw in American English?
In American English, paw is pronounced /pɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce paw the same way?
Yes. Both are /pɔː/.
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