How To Pronounce Roll

roll

UK
Phonemic
/rəʊl/
Phonetic
[rəʊɫ]
US
Phonemic
/roʊl/

In British English, roll is pronounced /rəʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /roʊl/.

Roll has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

rəʊl

Roll has one syllable in British English.

roll + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rəʊlz/
US
/roʊlz/
roll + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rəʊld/
US
/roʊld/
roll + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Roll

Questions About Roll

How do you pronounce roll in British English?

In British English, roll is pronounced /rəʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊɫ].

How do you pronounce roll in American English?

In American English, roll is pronounced /roʊl/.

Do British and American English pronounce roll the same way?

No. British English has /rəʊl/ and American English has /roʊl/.

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