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