How To Pronounce Ball
ball
UK
Phonemic
/bɔːl/
Phonetic
[bʷɔːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/bɔːl/
In British English, ball is pronounced /bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɔːl/.
Ball has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
bɔːl
Ball has one syllable in British English.
ball + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bɔːlz/
US
/bɔːlz/
Words That Rhyme With Ball
Questions About Ball
How do you pronounce ball in British English?
In British English, ball is pronounced /bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce ball in American English?
In American English, ball is pronounced /bɔːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce ball the same way?
Yes. Both are /bɔːl/.
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