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How to pronounce jowls

Say it like JOWLZ. Jowls is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/dʒaʊlz/JOWLZ
UK British/dʒaʊlz/JOWLZ
  • JOWLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Jowls pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of jowls

American and British speakers say jowls in essentially the same way: /dʒaʊlz/ in the US and /dʒaʊlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: JOWLZ.

What does jowls mean?

noun
  1. plural of jowl How to pronounce jowl

Questions about saying jowls

How do you pronounce jowls?

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

How many syllables are in jowls?

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

Do Americans and Brits say jowls the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /dʒaʊlz/ and the British form is /dʒaʊlz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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