How To Pronounce Eagle
eagle
In British English, eagle is pronounced /ˈiː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈiː.ɡl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈiː.ɡəl/.
Eagle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Eagle has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Eagle
Questions About Eagle
How do you pronounce eagle in British English?
In British English, eagle is pronounced /ˈiː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈiː.ɡl̩].
How do you pronounce eagle in American English?
In American English, eagle is pronounced /ˈiː.ɡəl/.
How many syllables are in eagle?
Eagle has two syllables, /iː/ + /ɡəl/.
Where is the stress in eagle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /iː/.
Do British and American English pronounce eagle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈiː.ɡəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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