How To Pronounce False
false
UK
Phonemic
/fɔːls/
Phonetic
[fʷɔːɫs]
US
Phonemic
/fɔːls/
In British English, false is pronounced /fɔːls/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːɫs]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɔːls/.
False 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
fɔːls
False has one syllable in British English.
false + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfɔːl.sə/
US
/ˈfɔːl.sɚ/
false + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfɔːl.sɪst/
US
/ˈfɔːl.sɪst/
Words That Rhyme With False
Questions About False
How do you pronounce false in British English?
In British English, false is pronounced /fɔːls/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːɫs].
How do you pronounce false in American English?
In American English, false is pronounced /fɔːls/.
Do British and American English pronounce false the same way?
Yes. Both are /fɔːls/.
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