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