How To Pronounce Snow

snow

Phonemic

/snəʊ/

Phonetic

[snəʊ]

Phonemic

/snoʊ/

In British English, snow is pronounced /snəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /snoʊ/.

Snow 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

snəʊ

Snow has one syllable in British English.

snow + -s

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

/snəʊz/

/snoʊz/

snow + -ed

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

/snəʊd/

/snoʊd/

snow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈsnəʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈsnoʊ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Snow

Questions About Snow

How do you pronounce snow in British English?

In British English, snow is pronounced /snəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snəʊ].

How do you pronounce snow in American English?

In American English, snow is pronounced /snoʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce snow the same way?

No. British English has /snəʊ/ and American English has /snoʊ/.

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