How To Pronounce Foul
foul
UK
Phonemic
/faʊl/
Phonetic
[faʊɫ]
US
Phonemic
/faʊl/
In British English, foul is pronounced /faʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [faʊɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /faʊl/.
Foul 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
faʊl
Foul has one syllable in British English.
foul + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfaʊ.lə/
US
/ˈfaʊ.lɚ/
foul + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfaʊ.lɪst/
US
/ˈfaʊ.lɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Foul
Questions About Foul
How do you pronounce foul in British English?
In British English, foul is pronounced /faʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [faʊɫ].
How do you pronounce foul in American English?
In American English, foul is pronounced /faʊl/.
Do British and American English pronounce foul the same way?
Yes. Both are /faʊl/.
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