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Press record, say "spell" once or twice at normal speed, then stop. You will see which syllables matched and what to change.
Spell syllables
Spell has 1 syllable: SPEHL.
- SPEHLspɛl
One syllable: SPEL.
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Spell in a sentence
- Can you spell your surname for me?
- The word is easy to say but hard to spell.
Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final /l/ unclearKeep tongue-tip contact while raising the back of the tongue for a clear final /l/.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce spell?
Spell is pronounced /ˈspɛl/, or SPEHL in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in spell?
One. Spell is a single syllable: SPEHL.
How do you use spell in a sentence?
Can you spell your surname for me? The word is easy to say but hard to spell.
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