How To Pronounce Bulb
bulb
UK
Phonemic
/bʌlb/
Phonetic
[bʌɫb̚]
US
Phonemic
/bʌlb/
In British English, bulb is pronounced /bʌlb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌɫb̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bʌlb/.
Bulb 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
bʌlb
Bulb has one syllable in British English.
bulb + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bʌlbz/
US
/bʌlbz/
Questions About Bulb
How do you pronounce bulb in British English?
In British English, bulb is pronounced /bʌlb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʌɫb̚].
How do you pronounce bulb in American English?
In American English, bulb is pronounced /bʌlb/.
Do British and American English pronounce bulb the same way?
Yes. Both are /bʌlb/.
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