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