How To Pronounce Row

row

stress changes
Line, or to paddle (rhymes with go)
UK
Phonemic
/rəʊ/
Phonetic
[rəʊ]
US
Phonemic
/roʊ/
Argument (rhymes with cow)
UK
Phonemic
/raʊ/
Phonetic
[raʊ]
US
Phonemic
/raʊ/

Row has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Line, or to paddle (rhymes with go). It is /rəʊ/ in British English and /roʊ/ in American English.

Argument (rhymes with cow). It is /raʊ/ in British English and /raʊ/ in American English.

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 (Line, or to paddle (rhymes with go))

rəʊ

Row has one syllable in British English.

Syllables And Stress (Argument (rhymes with cow))

raʊ

Row has one syllable in British English.

Words That Rhyme With Row

Questions About Row

How do you pronounce row in British English?

Line, or to paddle (rhymes with go), /rəʊ/. Argument (rhymes with cow), /raʊ/.

How do you pronounce row in American English?

Line, or to paddle (rhymes with go), /roʊ/. Argument (rhymes with cow), /raʊ/.

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