English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
World Pronunciation
World is pronounced WURLD, IPA /ˈwɝld/.
WURLD
US /ˈwɝld/ · UK /ˈwɜːld/
Syllables: WURLD (1 syllable)
noun: The earth and everyone on it, or a particular sphere of activity.
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World in a Sentence
- News of it went round the world in a day.
- In the world of publishing that counts as fast.
- She has travelled more of the world than anyone I know.
Common Mispronunciations of World
Not WERLD with two beats
One syllable carries the whole word, including the rld cluster at the end. Slow the cluster down rather than adding a vowel.
Not WOOLD
The r has to be heard in American English, and it colours the vowel in British English too. Dropping it entirely leaves wold.
Tip: Build it in pieces: wur, then rl, then d. The l and d together are the hard part, not the vowel.
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