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