IPA Transcription of "screw" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “screw” is /ˈskɹu/.

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screwˈskɹu

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/skɹʉː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈskɹuː/

Similar Pronunciations

/kɹu/4

/skju/1

/skɹi/1

/skɹud/1

/skɹui/1

/skɹup/1

/skɹuz/1

/spɹu/1

/stɹu/1

/sukɹu/1

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