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🔊 Homophones : Prononciation 100 % identique (⁄soʊl⁄)

Comment prononcer sole vs soul

Contraste phonétique clé

Homophones (⁄soʊl⁄): ‘sole’ means bottom of foot/shoe or singular; ‘soul’ is the spiritual essence of a human.

Contraste : Homophones: identical ⁄soʊl⁄

Mot 1Fiche complète du mot➔

sole

⁄soʊl⁄

Syllabes

SOLE

Définition :

Only.

“He saw now clearly that the sole crew of the vessel was these two dead men, and though he could not see their faces, he saw by their outstretched hands, which were all of ragged flesh, that they had been subjected to some strange exceptional process of decay.”
Mot 2Fiche complète du mot➔

soul

⁄soʊl⁄

Syllabes

SOUL

Définition :

The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

“1836, Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English by Mrs. H. B. Paull in 1872), The Little Mermaid "Among the daughters of the air," answered one of them. "A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny. But the daughters of the air, although they do not possess an immortal soul, can, by their good deeds, procure one for themselves.”

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Questions fréquentes : sole vs soul

Quelle est la différence de prononciation entre "sole" et "soul" ?

Homophones (⁄soʊl⁄): ‘sole’ means bottom of foot/shoe or singular; ‘soul’ is the spiritual essence of a human.

Où se place l'accent tonique dans "sole" vs "soul" ?

"sole" compte 1 syllabe(s) (sole) avec accent sur "SOLE". "soul" compte 1 syllabe(s) (soul) avec accent sur "SOUL".

Pourquoi les apprenants confondent-ils souvent "sole" et "soul" ?

La confusion provient souvent de la grande proximité sonore : Homophones: identical ⁄soʊl⁄. En anglais oral rapide, le contexte et la durée des voyelles sont essentiels.

Quels sont des exemples de phrases pour "sole" et "soul" ?

Exemple pour "sole" : "He saw now clearly that the sole crew of the vessel was these two dead men, and though he could not see their faces, he saw by their outstretched hands, which were all of ragged flesh, that they had been subjected to some strange exceptional process of decay." Exemple pour "soul" : "1836, Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English by Mrs. H. B. Paull in 1872), The Little Mermaid "Among the daughters of the air," answered one of them. "A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny. But the daughters of the air, although they do not possess an immortal soul, can, by their good deeds, procure one for themselves."