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