IPA Transcription of "elbow" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “elbow” is /ˈɛlˌboʊ/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈelbəʉ/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɛlbəʊ/

Similar Pronunciations

/ælboʊ/1

/ɛlboʊd/1

/ɛlboʊz/1

/ɛldoʊ/1

/ɛlioʊ/1

/ɛlkoʊ/2

/ɛlmoʊ/1

/ɛmboʊ/2

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