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