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