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