How To Pronounce Disposal

In British English, disposal is pronounced /dɪˈspəʊ.zəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈspəʊ.zl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈspoʊ.zəl/.

Disposal has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.