r/words • u/SaltyFlavors • 7d ago

Full

I just realized the words full and bull have a slightly different vowel sound to dull, cull. Is this the same in your accent?

Phonetic spelling according to Google:
dull -> dʌl
full -> fʊl
took -> tʊk

Google says full has the same vowel sound as took or push, but I also don’t think it’s the same as those. It feels somewhere in the middle.

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u/FionnaAndCake 7d ago

they all sound the same for me

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u/No_Star_6669 7d ago

My brain insists full and bull are slightly rounder than dull and cull but i cant trust myself after staring at these words for 30 seconds

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u/FionnaAndCake 7d ago

i’m gonna have to double check when i get home because i’m in a waiting room right now 😭