How To Pronounce Call
call
UK
Phonemic
/kɔːl/
Phonetic
[kʰʷɔːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/kɔːl/
In British English, call is pronounced /kɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔːl/.
Call 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
kɔːl
Call has one syllable in British English.
call + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɔːlz/
US
/kɔːlz/
call + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɔːld/
US
/kɔːld/
call + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkɔː.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɔː.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Call
Questions About Call
How do you pronounce call in British English?
In British English, call is pronounced /kɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce call in American English?
In American English, call is pronounced /kɔːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce call the same way?
Yes. Both are /kɔːl/.
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