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