How To Pronounce Fuel

fuel

Phonemic

/ˈfjuː.əl/

Phonetic

[ˈfj̥ʷuː.əɫ]

Phonemic

/ˈfjuː.əl/

In British English, fuel is pronounced /ˈfjuː.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfj̥ʷuː.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfjuː.əl/.

Fuel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

fjuːəl

Fuel has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

fuel + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈfjuː.əlz/

fuel + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈfjuː.əld/

fuel + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈfjuː.əl.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Fuel

How do you pronounce fuel in British English?

In British English, fuel is pronounced /ˈfjuː.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfj̥ʷuː.əɫ].

How do you pronounce fuel in American English?

In American English, fuel is pronounced /ˈfjuː.əl/.

How many syllables are in fuel?

Fuel has two syllables, /fjuː/ + /əl/.

Where is the stress in fuel?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /fjuː/.

Do British and American English pronounce fuel the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈfjuː.əl/.

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