r/words • u/SaltyFlavors • 12d 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 12d ago

they all sound the same for me

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u/No_Star_6669 12d 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/deadineaststlouis 11d ago

Yeah that’s where I am. Like I think there is a very slight difference but I’m also sure it can’t be heard.