How to pronounce won in American English
WUHN
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Americans pronounce won as WUHN (/wʌn/).
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"She won the award for best actress in a leading role."
shee WUHN dhee uh·WORD fer BEHST AK·truhs ihn uh LEE·duhng ROHL
"She won the championship trophy three years in a row."
shee WUHN dhuh CHAM·pee·uhn·shuhp TROH·fee THREE YEERZ ihn uh ROH
"She won the gold medal in gymnastics for her floor routine."
shee WUHN dhuh GOHLD MEH·duhl ihn jihm·NA·stihks fer her flor roo·TEEN
"The buzzer beater shot won the game at the last second."
dhuh BUH·zer BEE·der SHAHT WUHN dhuh GAYM uht dhuh last SEH·kuhnd
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Is the American pronunciation of "won" 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 "WUHN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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