How To Pronounce Wool

wool

UK
Phonemic
/wʊl/
Phonetic
[wʊɫ]
US
Phonemic
/wʊl/

In British English, wool is pronounced /wʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wʊl/.

Wool 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

wʊl

Wool has one syllable in British English.

Words That Rhyme With Wool

Questions About Wool

How do you pronounce wool in British English?

In British English, wool is pronounced /wʊl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wʊɫ].

How do you pronounce wool in American English?

In American English, wool is pronounced /wʊl/.

Do British and American English pronounce wool the same way?

Yes. Both are /wʊl/.

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