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