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How to pronounce flowed

Say it like FLOHD. Flowed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/floʊd/FLOHD
UK British/fləʊd/FLOHD
  • FLOHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Flowed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FLOHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of flowed

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: FLOHD.

What does flowed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of flow How to pronounce flow

Words that rhyme with flowed

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Questions about saying flowed

How do you pronounce flowed?

Say FLOHD. The American pronunciation is /floʊd/. In British English it is /fləʊd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in flowed?

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

Is flowed pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /fləʊd/ (FLOHD).

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