How To Pronounce Sow
sow
stress changesVerb (to plant seeds)
UK
Phonemic
/səʊ/
Phonetic
[səʊ]
US
Phonemic
/soʊ/
Noun (a female pig)
UK
Phonemic
/saʊ/
Phonetic
[saʊ]
US
Phonemic
/saʊ/
Sow has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb (to plant seeds). It is /səʊ/ in British English and /soʊ/ in American English.
Noun (a female pig). It is /saʊ/ in British English and /saʊ/ in American English.
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 (Verb (to plant seeds))
səʊ
Sow has one syllable in British English.
sow + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/səʊz/
US
/soʊz/
sow + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/səʊd/
US
/soʊd/
sow + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsəʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsoʊ.ɪŋ/
Syllables And Stress (Noun (a female pig))
saʊ
Sow has one syllable in British English.
a female pig + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/saʊz/
US
/saʊz/
Words That Rhyme With Sow
Questions About Sow
How do you pronounce sow in British English?
Verb (to plant seeds), /səʊ/. Noun (a female pig), /saʊ/.
How do you pronounce sow in American English?
Verb (to plant seeds), /soʊ/. Noun (a female pig), /saʊ/.
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