How To Pronounce Stow

stow

Phonemic

/stəʊ/

Phonetic

[stəʊ]

Phonemic

/stoʊ/

In British English, stow is pronounced /stəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /stoʊ/.

Stow 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

stəʊ

Stow has one syllable in British English.

stow + -s

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

/stəʊz/

/stoʊz/

stow + -ed

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

/stəʊd/

/stoʊd/

stow + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈstəʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈstoʊ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Stow

Questions About Stow

How do you pronounce stow in British English?

In British English, stow is pronounced /stəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stəʊ].

How do you pronounce stow in American English?

In American English, stow is pronounced /stoʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce stow the same way?

No. British English has /stəʊ/ and American English has /stoʊ/.

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