How To Pronounce Scour

scour

Phonemic

/skaʊə/or/ˈskaʊ.ə/

Phonetic

[skaʊəʴ]

Phonemic

/skaʊr/

In British English, scour is pronounced /skaʊə/ or /ˈskaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skaʊəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /skaʊr/.

Scour has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

skaʊə

Scour has one syllable in British English.

scour + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/skaʊəz/or/ˈskaʊ.əz/

/skaʊrz/

scour + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/skaʊəd/or/ˈskaʊ.əd/

/skaʊrd/

scour + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈskaʊə.rɪŋ/or/ˈskaʊ.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈskaʊr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Scour

Questions About Scour

How do you pronounce scour in British English?

In British English, scour is pronounced /skaʊə/ or /ˈskaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skaʊəʴ].

How do you pronounce scour in American English?

In American English, scour is pronounced /skaʊr/.

Do British and American English pronounce scour the same way?

No. British English has /skaʊə/ and American English has /skaʊr/.

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