How to pronounce “slow”
Say “slow” in one beat
slow
/sloʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sləʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- slowsloʊ
- IPA (American)
- /sloʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /sləʊ/
- Respelling
- SLOH
- Syllables
- 1 — slow
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sloʊ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/sloʊ/
/sləʊ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “slow” means
- verb
lose velocity; move more slowly
“The car decelerated”
- verb
become slow or slower
“Production slowed”
- verb
cause to proceed more slowly
“The illness slowed him down”
Say it in a sentence
“The traffic was slow because of the roadwork downtown.”“slow”, answered
How do you pronounce “slow”?
“slow” is pronounced /sloʊ/ (SLOH) in American English and /sləʊ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sloʊ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “slow” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sloʊ/ — a single beat.
Is “slow” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sloʊ/ (SLOH); British English says /sləʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “slow” mean?
As a verb: lose velocity; move more slowly For example: “The car decelerated” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “slow”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sloʊ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “slow” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.