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