How To Pronounce Bail
bail
UK
Phonemic
/beɪl/
Phonetic
[beɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/beɪl/
In British English, bail is pronounced /beɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /beɪl/.
Bail has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
beɪl
Bail has one syllable in British English.
bail + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/beɪlz/
US
/beɪlz/
Words That Rhyme With Bail
Questions About Bail
How do you pronounce bail in British English?
In British English, bail is pronounced /beɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪɫ].
How do you pronounce bail in American English?
In American English, bail is pronounced /beɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce bail the same way?
Yes. Both are /beɪl/.
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