How To Pronounce Shower

shower

Phonemic

/ˈʃaʊ.ə/or/ˈʃaʊə/

Phonetic

[ˈʃaʊ.əʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/

In British English, shower is pronounced /ˈʃaʊ.ə/ or /ˈʃaʊə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃaʊ.əʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/.

Shower has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

ʃaʊə

Shower has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

shower + -s

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

/ˈʃaʊ.əz/or/ˈʃaʊəz/

/ˈʃaʊ.ɚz/

shower + -ed

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

/ˈʃaʊ.əd/or/ˈʃaʊəd/

/ˈʃaʊ.ɚd/

shower + -ing

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

/ˈʃaʊ.ər.ɪŋ/or/ˈʃaʊə.rɪŋ/

/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Shower

How do you pronounce shower in British English?

In British English, shower is pronounced /ˈʃaʊ.ə/ or /ˈʃaʊə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃaʊ.əʴ].

How do you pronounce shower in American English?

In American English, shower is pronounced /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/.

How many syllables are in shower?

Shower has two syllables, /ʃaʊ/ + /ə/.

Where is the stress in shower?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʃaʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce shower the same way?

No. British English has /ˈʃaʊ.ə/ and American English has /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/.

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