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