English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bough Pronunciation
Bough is pronounced BOW, IPA /ˈbaʊ/.
BOW
US /ˈbaʊ/ · UK /ˈbaʊ/
Syllables: BOW (1 syllable)
noun: A main branch of a tree.
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Bough in a Sentence
- A bough came down in the gale.
- The swing hangs from the lowest bough.
- Snow sat along every bough of the beech.
Common Mispronunciations of Bough
Not BOFF
The gh here is silent, unlike in cough and rough where it sounds as an f. This spelling is the least predictable in English.
Not BOH
The vowel is the ow of cow, so the word rhymes with now rather than with go.
Tip: Bough and bow, as in bowing to an audience, are said identically.
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