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