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