IPA Transcription of "wells" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “wells” is /ˈwɛlz/.

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wellsˈwɛlz

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/welz/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈwɛlz/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɛlz/6

/dwɛlz/1

/dɛlz/2

/fɛlz/2

/hɛlz/1

/jɛlz/1

/kɛlz/1

/mɛlz/1

/nɛlz/3

/pɛlz/3

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