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/).

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Why it sounds different

Why "found" sounds like FOWND.

The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as FOWND.

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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.