How To Pronounce Else
else
UK
Phonemic
/els/
Phonetic
[eɫs]
US
Phonemic
/els/
In British English, else is pronounced /els/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɫs]. In American English, it is pronounced /els/.
Else 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
els
Else has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Else
How do you pronounce else in British English?
In British English, else is pronounced /els/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɫs].
How do you pronounce else in American English?
In American English, else is pronounced /els/.
Do British and American English pronounce else the same way?
Yes. Both are /els/.
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