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