Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ow

/ˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: ow
IPA: /ˈaʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”).

intj

Used for emotional emphasis.

noun

An uttering of an 'ow'.

name

Acronym of Open Water.

name

Initialism of Overwatch.

Example Sentences

"Now don't you wait or hesitate / Let's move before they raise the parking rate, ow!"
"Then you ran into the bedroom / You were struck down / It was your doom, Annie / Ow!"
"Improvising a stretcher from a cupboard door, they levered Mrs Dibble on to it and got her upstairs to "Hoos!" and "Ows!" of anguish, and laid her on the bed, where Rita administered another stiff dose of gin."

Inflected Forms

ows (plural)

Derived Forms

owie

Synonyms

ouch

Homonyms

our (some dialects) aue

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce ow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊ/.
What does ow mean?: Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”).

How to pronounce ow

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