How To Pronounce Raw
raw
UK
Phonemic
/rɔː/
Phonetic
[rʷɔː]
US
Phonemic
/rɔː/
In British English, raw is pronounced /rɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɔː/.
Raw 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
rɔː
Raw has one syllable in British English.
raw + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈrɔː.ə/
US
/ˈrɔː.ɚ/
raw + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈrɔː.ɪst/
US
/ˈrɔː.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Raw
Questions About Raw
How do you pronounce raw in British English?
In British English, raw is pronounced /rɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷɔː].
How do you pronounce raw in American English?
In American English, raw is pronounced /rɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce raw the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɔː/.
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