How To Pronounce Recall

The stress in recall moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈriː.kɔːl/ in British English and /ˈriː.kɔːl/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a recall”.

Verb. It is /rɪˈkɔːl/ in British English and /rɪˈkɔːl/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to recall”.

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.