aʊ
Common English words with this sound
ow (now)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about | /əˈbaʊt/ | — | A1 | |
| around | /əˈraʊnd/ | — | A1 | |
| brown | /braʊn/ | — | A1 | |
| cloud | /klaʊd/ | — | A1 | |
| cloudy | /ˈklaʊdi/ | — | A1 | |
| couch | /kaʊtʃ/ | — | A1 | |
| cow | /kaʊ/ | — | A1 | |
| down | /daʊn/ | — | A1 | |
| flower | /ˈflaʊɚ/ | /ˈflaʊə/ | A1 | |
| ground | /ɡraʊnd/ | — | A1 | |
| hometown | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | /ˈhəʊmˌtaʊn/ | A1 | |
| hour | /aʊɚ/ | /ˈaʊə/ | A1 | |
| house | /haʊs/ | — | A1 | |
| how | /haʊ/ | — | A1 | |
| mountain | /ˈmaʊnʔn̩/ | /ˈmaʊntɪn/ | A1 | |
| mouse | /maʊs/ | — | A1 | |
| mouth | /maʊθ/ | — | A1 | |
| now | /naʊ/ | — | A1 | |
| our | /ˈaʊɚ/ | /ˈaʊə/ | A1 | |
| ours | /ˈaʊɚz/ | /ˈaʊəz/ | A1 |