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How to pronounce dowers

Say it like DOURZ. Dowers is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/daʊrz/DOURZ
UK British/daʊəz/DOURZ
  • DOURZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dowers pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. DOURZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of dowers

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: DOURZ.

What does dowers mean?

noun
  1. plural of dower How to pronounce dower
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dower How to pronounce dower

Questions about saying dowers

How do you pronounce dowers?

Say DOURZ. The American pronunciation is /daʊrz/. In British English it is /daʊəz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in dowers?

Dowers is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DOURZ.

Is dowers 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 /daʊəz/ (DOURZ).

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