How many syllables in Widow?
widow has 2 syllables
widow has 2 syllables
wid-ow
A woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.
The first syllable 'wid' has a short 'i' vowel sound and the second syllable 'ow' has a long 'o' vowel sound. There are two consonants 'w' and 'd' in the first syllable and one consonant 'w' in the second syllable.
After her husband's death, she became a widow.
5 ( w, i, d, o, w )
4 ( w, i, d, o )
wodiw
Phonetic Transcription of Widow
IPA (International): ˈwɪdəʊ
ARA (American): ˈwɪdo
EPA (English): ˈwɪdəʊ
WIH-DOW