Awkward Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Awkward

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Awkward. You should know that awkward is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˈɑː-kwɚd ]
• UK: [ ˈɔː-kwəd ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( AH - kwrd )
• UK: ( AW - kwuhd )

Listen audio pronunciation: Awkward - (Cambridge Dictionary).

(1). First syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈɑː ] in American English and [ ˈɔː ] in British English, ( AH / AW ).

• [ ɑː ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in palm, calm.
• [ ɔː ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “aw” in law, draw, raw.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ kwɚd ] in American English and [ kwəd ] in British English, ( kwrd / kwuhd ).

• [ k ]: pronounce as “k” in kick, kite, take, keep, key.
• [ w ]: pronounce as “w” in water, win, we, web, wait, week.
• [ ɚ ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “er” in sister, teacher, never, picture, brother.
• [ ə ]: [ use: UK ] ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.
• [ d ]: pronounce as “d” in dish, done, kid, dive, done.