How to pronounce found in American English

IPA /faʊnd/ Syllables 1 · fownd Stress 1st syllable

FOWND

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Americans pronounce found as FOWND (/faʊnd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "We found it down town" or "The colonel found a popcorn kernel on his desk" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "found".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

f/f/

Lift your bottom lip to touch the very bottom of your top front teeth. Blow air through this contact point without voicing.

ow/aʊ/

Start with a dropped jaw and flat tongue. Glide into a relaxed, slightly rounded lip position as the back of the tongue stretches up.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

d/d/

Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Add vocal cord vibration as you release.

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"He found a starfish in a tide pool on the shore."

hee FOWND uh STAR·fihsh ihn uh TAHYD POOL ahn dhuh SHOR

"He restores old furniture found at flea markets."

hee ruh·STORZ OHLD FUR·nuh·cher FOWND uht FLEE MAR·kuhts

"I found the dialogue to be witty and very well written."

ahy FOWND dhuh DAHY·uh·lahg tuh bee WIH·dee and VEH·ree wehl RIH·duhn

"She found a language exchange partner to practice conversation skills."

shee FOWND uh LANG·gwuhj uhks·CHAYNJ PART·ner tuh PRAK·tuhs kahn·ver·SAY·shuhn SKIHLZ

"She found a quiet corner in the library for focused studying."

shee FOWND uh KWAHY·uht KOR·ner ihn dhuh LAHY·brair·ee fer FOH·kuhst STUH·dee·uhng

"The brown mouse was found on the ground outside."

dhuh BROWN MOWS wuhz FOWND ahn dhuh GROWND OWT·sahyd

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Is the American pronunciation of "found" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "FOWND" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.