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