How To Pronounce Deal
deal
UK
Phonemic
/diːl/
Phonetic
[diːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/diːl/
In British English, deal is pronounced /diːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [diːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /diːl/.
Deal 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
diːl
Deal has one syllable in British English.
deal + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/diːlz/
US
/diːlz/
deal + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdiː.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈdiː.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Deal
Questions About Deal
How do you pronounce deal in British English?
In British English, deal is pronounced /diːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [diːɫ].
How do you pronounce deal in American English?
In American English, deal is pronounced /diːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce deal the same way?
Yes. Both are /diːl/.
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