Apology Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

Say “apology” like Americans and British. [ pronunciation checked by experts and native speakers. ]

How to pronounce Apology

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Apology. You should know that apology is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ əˈpɑːlədʒi ]
• UK: [ əˈpɒlədʒi ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( uh-PAH-luh-jee )
• UK: ( uh-POL-uh-jee )

(1). First syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ə ] in both American English and British English, ( uh ).

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ pɑːl ] in American English and [ pɒl ] in British English, ( PAHL / POL ).

• [ p ]: pronounce as “p” in pen, pot, pet, pin, pass.
• [ ɑː ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in father, spa, drama, palm, calm.
• [ ɒ ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “o” in hot, pot, lot, god, dog.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ lə ] in both American English and British English, ( luh ).

• [ l ]: pronounce as “l” in love, light, late, leaf, life.
• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(4). Fourth syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ dʒi ] in both American English and British English, ( jee ).

• [ dʒ ]: pronounce as “j” in jump, joke, just, job, jar.
• [ i ]: pronounce as “y” in baby, city, easy, sunny, happy.