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