does found as the same vowel sound as down?

Yes.

You can hear the pronunciation of words by looking them up in many online dictionaries -- like Dictionary.com.

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To determine whether "found" and "down" have the same vowel sound, we need to analyze their pronunciation. One way to do this is by using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols, which represent sounds in a standardized way. Let's break down the pronunciation of each word:

1. Found: The IPA transcription for "found" is /faʊnd/. The vowel sound here is represented by /aʊ/, which is a diphthong (a combination of two vowel sounds). It starts with the vowel /a/ as in "father" and transitions to the vowel /ʊ/ as in "book."

2. Down: The IPA transcription for "down" is /daʊn/. The vowel sound here is also represented by /aʊ/, making it the same diphthong found in "found."

Therefore, both "found" and "down" have the same vowel sound represented by the diphthong /aʊ/, so they do indeed share the same vowel sound.