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How to pronounce airflows

Say it like AIR-flohz. Airflows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (AIR).

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US American/ˈɛrfloʊz/AIR-flohz
UK British/ˈɛəfləʊz/AIR-flohz
  • AIR
  • flohz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Airflows pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. AIRSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. flohzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of airflows

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: AIR-flohz.

What does airflows mean?

noun
  1. plural of airflow How to pronounce airflow

Questions about saying airflows

How do you pronounce airflows?

Say AIR-flohz. The American pronunciation is /ˈɛrfloʊz/. In British English it is /ˈɛəfləʊz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in airflows?

Airflows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (AIR). Broken into parts: AIR · flohz.

Is airflows pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈɛəfləʊz/ (AIR-flohz).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).