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