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