How to Pronounce “pound

word

/ˈpaʊnd/
pownd
/pˈaʊnd/
pownd

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈpaʊnd/

British English

/pˈaʊnd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

pownd

UK

pownd

Listen in Context

The baby weighs eight pounds.

I need twenty pounds for the train ticket.

They pounded the rice with a wooden tool.

Someone was pounding on the door at midnight.