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