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