How To Pronounce Fall
fall
UK
Phonemic
/fɔːl/
Phonetic
[fʷɔːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/fɔːl/
In British English, fall is pronounced /fɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɔːl/.
Fall 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
fɔːl
Fall has one syllable in British English.
fall + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fɔːlz/
US
/fɔːlz/
fall + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fall
Questions About Fall
How do you pronounce fall in British English?
In British English, fall is pronounced /fɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce fall in American English?
In American English, fall is pronounced /fɔːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce fall the same way?
Yes. Both are /fɔːl/.
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