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