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