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