How To Pronounce Whirl

whirl

Phonemic

/wɜːl/

Phonetic

[wɜːʴɫ]

Phonemic

/wɝːl/

In British English, whirl is pronounced /wɜːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɜːʴɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɝːl/.

Whirl has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

wɜːl

Whirl has one syllable in British English.

whirl + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/wɜːlz/

/wɝːlz/

whirl + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/wɜːld/

/wɝːld/

whirl + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈwɜː.lɪŋ/

/ˈwɝː.lɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Whirl

Questions About Whirl

How do you pronounce whirl in British English?

In British English, whirl is pronounced /wɜːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɜːʴɫ].

How do you pronounce whirl in American English?

In American English, whirl is pronounced /wɝːl/.

Do British and American English pronounce whirl the same way?

No. British English has /wɜːl/ and American English has /wɝːl/.

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