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