How To Pronounce Male
male
UK
Phonemic
/meɪl/
Phonetic
[meɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/meɪl/
In British English, male is pronounced /meɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /meɪl/.
Male 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
meɪl
Male has one syllable in British English.
male + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/meɪlz/
US
/meɪlz/
Words That Rhyme With Male
Questions About Male
How do you pronounce male in British English?
In British English, male is pronounced /meɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪɫ].
How do you pronounce male in American English?
In American English, male is pronounced /meɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce male the same way?
Yes. Both are /meɪl/.
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