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