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