How To Pronounce Boil
boil
UK
Phonemic
/bɔɪl/
Phonetic
[bʷɔɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/bɔɪl/
In British English, boil is pronounced /bɔɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɔɪl/.
Boil 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
bɔɪl
Boil has one syllable in British English.
boil + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bɔɪlz/
US
/bɔɪlz/
boil + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bɔɪld/
US
/bɔɪld/
boil + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Boil
Questions About Boil
How do you pronounce boil in British English?
In British English, boil is pronounced /bɔɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔɪɫ].
How do you pronounce boil in American English?
In American English, boil is pronounced /bɔɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce boil the same way?
Yes. Both are /bɔɪl/.
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