How To Pronounce Pulse
pulse
UK
Phonemic
/pʌls/
Phonetic
[pʰʌɫs]
US
Phonemic
/pʌls/
In British English, pulse is pronounced /pʌls/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʌɫs]. In American English, it is pronounced /pʌls/.
Pulse 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
pʌls
Pulse has one syllable in British English.
pulse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpʌl.sɪz/
US
/ˈpʌl.sɪz/
pulse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pʌlst/
US
/pʌlst/
pulse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpʌl.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈpʌl.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Pulse
Questions About Pulse
How do you pronounce pulse in British English?
In British English, pulse is pronounced /pʌls/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʌɫs].
How do you pronounce pulse in American English?
In American English, pulse is pronounced /pʌls/.
Do British and American English pronounce pulse the same way?
Yes. Both are /pʌls/.
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