How To Pronounce Pour

pour

Phonemic

/pɔː/

Phonetic

[pʰʷɔːʴ]

Phonemic

/pɔːr/

In British English, pour is pronounced /pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɔːr/.

Pour has one 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

pɔː

Pour has one syllable in British English.

pour + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/pɔːz/

/pɔːrz/

pour + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/pɔːd/

/pɔːrd/

pour + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈpɔː.rɪŋ/

/ˈpɔːr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Pour

Questions About Pour

How do you pronounce pour in British English?

In British English, pour is pronounced /pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɔːʴ].

How do you pronounce pour in American English?

In American English, pour is pronounced /pɔːr/.

Do British and American English pronounce pour the same way?

No. British English has /pɔː/ and American English has /pɔːr/.

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