How to pronounce wow in American English
“wow” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to wow the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “wow” in: all accents · British English (239 clips)
“wow” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Female Speaker: Wow, wow.
The Obama White House
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WALY: Wow. COMMISSIONER JOHANSSON: Wow.
State Department
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- [children together] Wow!
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “wow”
Words one sound away from wow — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “wow”
Why real speech
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