How To Pronounce Woe

woe

UK
Phonemic
/wəʊ/
Phonetic
[wəʊ]
US
Phonemic
/woʊ/

In British English, woe is pronounced /wəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wəʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /woʊ/.

Woe 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

wəʊ

Woe has one syllable in British English.

woe + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/wəʊz/
US
/woʊz/

Words That Rhyme With Woe

Questions About Woe

How do you pronounce woe in British English?

In British English, woe is pronounced /wəʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wəʊ].

How do you pronounce woe in American English?

In American English, woe is pronounced /woʊ/.

Do British and American English pronounce woe the same way?

No. British English has /wəʊ/ and American English has /woʊ/.

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