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