How To Pronounce Illegal
illegal
In British English, illegal is pronounced /ɪˈliː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈliː.ɡl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈliː.ɡəl/.
Illegal has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Illegal has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Illegal
Questions About Illegal
How do you pronounce illegal in British English?
In British English, illegal is pronounced /ɪˈliː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈliː.ɡl̩].
How do you pronounce illegal in American English?
In American English, illegal is pronounced /ɪˈliː.ɡəl/.
How many syllables are in illegal?
Illegal has three syllables, /ɪ/ + /liː/ + /ɡəl/.
Where is the stress in illegal?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /liː/.
Do British and American English pronounce illegal the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈliː.ɡəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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