How To Pronounce Straw
straw
UK
Phonemic
/strɔː/
Phonetic
[str̥ʷɔː]
US
Phonemic
/strɔː/
In British English, straw is pronounced /strɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥ʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /strɔː/.
Straw 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
strɔː
Straw has one syllable in British English.
straw + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/strɔːz/
US
/strɔːz/
Words That Rhyme With Straw
Questions About Straw
How do you pronounce straw in British English?
In British English, straw is pronounced /strɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥ʷɔː].
How do you pronounce straw in American English?
In American English, straw is pronounced /strɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce straw the same way?
Yes. Both are /strɔː/.
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