How To Pronounce Spawn
spawn
UK
Phonemic
/spɔːn/
Phonetic
[spʷɔ̃ːn]
US
Phonemic
/spɔːn/
In British English, spawn is pronounced /spɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɔ̃ːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /spɔːn/.
Spawn 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
spɔːn
Spawn has one syllable in British English.
spawn + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/spɔːnz/
US
/spɔːnz/
spawn + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/spɔːnd/
US
/spɔːnd/
spawn + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈspɔː.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈspɔː.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Spawn
Questions About Spawn
How do you pronounce spawn in British English?
In British English, spawn is pronounced /spɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɔ̃ːn].
How do you pronounce spawn in American English?
In American English, spawn is pronounced /spɔːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce spawn the same way?
Yes. Both are /spɔːn/.
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com