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