How To Pronounce Thaw
thaw
UK
Phonemic
/θɔː/
Phonetic
[θʷɔː]
US
Phonemic
/θɔː/
In British English, thaw is pronounced /θɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /θɔː/.
Thaw 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
θɔː
Thaw has one syllable in British English.
thaw + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θɔːz/
US
/θɔːz/
thaw + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θɔːd/
US
/θɔːd/
thaw + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Thaw
Questions About Thaw
How do you pronounce thaw in British English?
In British English, thaw is pronounced /θɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷɔː].
How do you pronounce thaw in American English?
In American English, thaw is pronounced /θɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce thaw the same way?
Yes. Both are /θɔː/.
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