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