"Ambulance" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈæmbjəɫəns/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈæmbjəɫəns/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ˈæmbjʊləns/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"ambulance" has 3 syllables: ambulance.
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verb
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"Ambulance" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈæmbjəɫəns/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Ambulance" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "ambulance" is /ˈæmbjəɫəns/.
Ambulance: An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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