How To Pronounce Prawn
prawn
UK
Phonemic
/prɔːn/
Phonetic
[pr̥ʷɔ̃ːn]
US
Phonemic
/prɔːn/
In British English, prawn is pronounced /prɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ʷɔ̃ːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɔːn/.
Prawn 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
prɔːn
Prawn has one syllable in British English.
prawn + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/prɔːnz/
US
/prɔːnz/
Words That Rhyme With Prawn
Questions About Prawn
How do you pronounce prawn in British English?
In British English, prawn is pronounced /prɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ʷɔ̃ːn].
How do you pronounce prawn in American English?
In American English, prawn is pronounced /prɔːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce prawn the same way?
Yes. Both are /prɔːn/.
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