Learn how to pronounce world in English with clear US and UK audio, simple phonetic spelling, IPA, syllables, stress, and pronunciation tips.
Quick practice
Practice world in three passes. First listen without speaking and notice the number of syllables. Then repeat with the simple spelling and IPA visible, keeping the main stress on wurld. Finally place the word in a short sentence and say the sentence twice: once slowly for accuracy and once at a natural pace for fluency.
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wurld
The earth, people, places, or a particular area of life.
Use the simple guide "wurld" and compare it with US IPA /wɝːld/.
Compare UK IPA /wɜːld/ with the guide "wurld", then confirm it with UK audio.
American English has a strong rhotic /r/ in the vowel. Many British accents use /ɜː/ without the same final r coloring. World is one syllable for most speakers, even though the spelling feels crowded.
Round for /w/, move into the r-colored vowel, then lift the tongue for /l/ before /d/.
Practice method
Practice world in three passes. First listen without speaking and notice the number of syllables. Then repeat with the simple spelling and IPA visible, keeping the main stress on wurld. Finally place the word in a short sentence and say the sentence twice: once slowly for accuracy and once at a natural pace for fluency.
The word world is easier to remember when you connect it to a real sentence. Try it in a question, a short answer, and one sentence from your own daily life so the sound becomes part of active vocabulary.
A common IPA transcription is /wɝːld/. PronounceText can show US and UK variants when they differ.
The stress guide is wurld.
