How To Pronounce Wolves
wolves
UK
Phonemic
/wʊlvz/
Phonetic
[wʊɫvz]
US
Phonemic
/wʊlvz/
In British English, wolves is pronounced /wʊlvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊɫvz]. In American English, it is pronounced /wʊlvz/.
Wolves 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
wʊlvz
Wolves has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Wolves
How do you pronounce wolves in British English?
In British English, wolves is pronounced /wʊlvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊɫvz].
How do you pronounce wolves in American English?
In American English, wolves is pronounced /wʊlvz/.
Do British and American English pronounce wolves the same way?
Yes. Both are /wʊlvz/.
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