How To Pronounce Small
small
UK
Phonemic
/smɔːl/
Phonetic
[smʷɔːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/smɔːl/
In British English, small is pronounced /smɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [smʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /smɔːl/.
Small 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
smɔːl
Small has one syllable in British English.
small + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsmɔː.lə/
US
/ˈsmɔː.lɚ/
small + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsmɔː.lɪst/
US
/ˈsmɔː.lɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Small
Questions About Small
How do you pronounce small in British English?
In British English, small is pronounced /smɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [smʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce small in American English?
In American English, small is pronounced /smɔːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce small the same way?
Yes. Both are /smɔːl/.
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