How To Pronounce Skull
skull
UK
Phonemic
/skʌl/
Phonetic
[skʌɫ]
US
Phonemic
/skʌl/
In British English, skull is pronounced /skʌl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʌɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /skʌl/.
Skull 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
skʌl
Skull has one syllable in British English.
skull + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skʌlz/
US
/skʌlz/
Words That Rhyme With Skull
Questions About Skull
How do you pronounce skull in British English?
In British English, skull is pronounced /skʌl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʌɫ].
How do you pronounce skull in American English?
In American English, skull is pronounced /skʌl/.
Do British and American English pronounce skull the same way?
Yes. Both are /skʌl/.
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