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