How To Pronounce Coal
coal
In British English, coal is pronounced /kəʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊl/.
Coal has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Coal has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Coal
Questions About Coal
How do you pronounce coal in British English?
In British English, coal is pronounced /kəʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊɫ].
How do you pronounce coal in American English?
In American English, coal is pronounced /koʊl/.
Do British and American English pronounce coal the same way?
No. British English has /kəʊl/ and American English has /koʊl/.
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