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