How To Pronounce Threw
threw
UK
Phonemic
/θruː/
Phonetic
[θrʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/θruː/
In British English, threw is pronounced /θruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θrʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /θruː/.
Threw 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
θruː
Threw has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Threw
Questions About Threw
How do you pronounce threw in British English?
In British English, threw is pronounced /θruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θrʷuː].
How do you pronounce threw in American English?
In American English, threw is pronounced /θruː/.
Do British and American English pronounce threw the same way?
Yes. Both are /θruː/.
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