English pronunciation

How to pronounce “ball”

Phonetic spelling

BAWL

IPA /ˈbɔɫ/

Syllable stress

bawl

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I kicked the ball to my friend.

  • She wore a beautiful ball gown to the dance.

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