English pronunciation

How to pronounce “bough

Phonetic spelling

BOW

IPA /ˈbaʊ/

Syllable stress

bough

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “bough”?

b o u g h

bough” is spelled B-O-U-G-H. It is pronounced BOW, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The bird perched on a high bough of the oak tree.

  • He cut a bough from the cherry tree to use as a walking stick.

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