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