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