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