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aw as in bawl

Learn about OR phoneme
aw¡f¡u¡l
2
4
aw¡k¡w¡ar¡d
2
5
aw¡n¡i¡ng
2
4
b¡aw¡l
1
3
b¡aw¡l¡i¡ng
2
5
b¡r¡aw¡l
1
4
ch¡ai¡n¡s¡aw
2
5
c¡l¡aw
1
3
c¡o¡le¡s¡l¡aw
2
6
c¡r¡aw¡f¡i¡sh
2
6
c¡r¡aw¡l
1
4
c¡r¡aw¡l¡er
2
5
c¡r¡aw¡l¡i¡ng
2
6
d¡aw¡d¡le
2
4
d¡aw¡n
1
3
d¡aw¡n¡i¡ng
2
5
d¡r¡aw
1
3
d¡r¡aw¡b¡r¡i¡dge
2
7
d¡r¡aw¡er
2
4
d¡r¡aw¡i¡ng
2
5
d¡r¡aw¡l
1
4
d¡r¡aw¡l¡i¡ng
2
6
d¡r¡aw¡n
1
4
f¡aw¡n
1
3
f¡l¡aw
1
3
f¡l¡aw¡l¡e¡ss
2
6
f¡ore¡s¡aw
2
4
g¡aw¡k
1
3
gn¡aw
1
2
g¡u¡ff¡aw
2
4
h¡aw¡k
1
3
j¡aw
1
2
j¡i¡g¡s¡aw
2
5
l¡aw
1
2
l¡aw¡f¡u¡l
2
5
l¡aw¡n
1
3
l¡aw¡n¡m¡ow¡er
3
6
ou¡t¡l¡aw
2
4
p¡aw
1
2
p¡aw¡n
1
3
p¡r¡aw¡n
1
4
r¡aw
1
2
s¡aw
1
2
s¡aw¡d¡u¡s¡t
2
6
s¡aw¡n
1
3
s¡c¡r¡aw¡l
1
5
s¡c¡r¡aw¡n¡y
2
6
s¡ee¡s¡aw
2
4
sh¡aw¡l
1
3
s¡p¡r¡aw¡l
1
5
s¡p¡r¡aw¡l¡i¡ng
2
7
s¡qu¡aw¡k
1
4
s¡t¡r¡aw
1
4
s¡t¡r¡aw¡b¡e¡rr¡y
3
8
th¡aw
1
2
t¡h¡aw¡i¡ng
2
5
t¡r¡aw¡l
1
4
u¡n¡l¡aw¡f¡u¡l
3
7
w¡i¡th¡d¡r¡aw
2
6
y¡aw¡n
1
3

OR Sound Words

Please note: some r-controlled vowel sound generalisations may vary based on accent/dialect. Wordabase has been formed from the perspective of an Australian accent. Keep reading for more information about /or/ phoneme variations.

R-Controlled OR at a glance:

  • Words with or sound include for, pork, born
  • Words with a/al sound include talk, walk, all
  • Words with au sound include author, audio, taunt
  • Words with aw sound include paw, saw, claw
  • Words with our sound include four, pour, court

Spelling Frequencies:

  • or - 38% (includes ore – 3%)
  • a/al – 19%
  • au – 17%
  • aw – 9%
  • our – 4%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

  • ar (wart)
  • oor (door)
  • augh (caught)
  • oar (soar)
  • augh (caught)
  • aur (dinosaur)
  • oa (broad)

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

  • or is mostly used in the middle of words e.g. cork, horn, horse
  • ore is used at the end of words e.g. store, more, core
  • au is used at the beginning or middle of a word e.g. author, haunt
  • a/al is used at the beginning or middle of a word e.g. all, ball
  • aw typically occurs at the end of a word or before the letters l, n or k e.g. dawn, shawl, hawk, draw
  • our is usually in the middle or at the end of a word e.g. mourn, four

Accent Variations

  • In Australia, /or/ and /aw/ make the same r-controlled vowel sound.
  • However, in other parts of the world, they are considered to be two different phonemes
    • /or/ as in for & more
    • /aw/ as in paw and ball
  • ’o’ is not included as a spelling option for /aw/ as this doesn’t apply with an Australian accent. In other parts of the world, ‘o’ may be included as a spelling alternative for /aw/. In those cases, it is used 14% of the time in words like ‘lost’.