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How to pronounce snowplows

Say it like SNOH-plowz. Snowplows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SNOH).

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US American/ˈsnoʊˌplaʊz/SNOH-plowz
UK British/ˈsnəʊˌplaʊz/SNOH-plowz
  • SNOH
  • plowz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Snowplows pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. SNOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. plowzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of snowplows

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

British respelling: SNOH-plowz.

What does snowplows mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snowplow How to pronounce snowplow

Questions about saying snowplows

How do you pronounce snowplows?

Say SNOH-plowz. The American pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌplaʊz/. In British English it is /ˈsnəʊˌplaʊz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in snowplows?

Snowplows has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SNOH). Broken into parts: SNOH · plowz.

Is snowplows 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 /ˈsnəʊˌplaʊz/ (SNOH-plowz).

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