IPA Transcription of "universal" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “universal” is /ˌjunəˈvɝsəl/.

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universalˌjunəˈvɝsəl

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˌjʉːnəˈvɜːsəl/
English (Australia)/jʉːnəˈvɜːsəl/
English (United Kingdom)/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl/
English (United Kingdom)/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/

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