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