How To Pronounce Bowel
bowel
In British English, bowel is pronounced /ˈbaʊ.əl/ or /ˈbaʊəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbaʊ.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbaʊ.əl/.
Bowel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Bowel has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Bowel
Questions About Bowel
How do you pronounce bowel in British English?
In British English, bowel is pronounced /ˈbaʊ.əl/ or /ˈbaʊəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbaʊ.əɫ].
How do you pronounce bowel in American English?
In American English, bowel is pronounced /ˈbaʊ.əl/.
How many syllables are in bowel?
Bowel has two syllables, /baʊ/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in bowel?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /baʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bowel the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbaʊ.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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