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