How To Pronounce Pale
pale
UK
Phonemic
/peɪl/
Phonetic
[pʰeɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/peɪl/
In British English, pale is pronounced /peɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /peɪl/.
Pale 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
peɪl
Pale has one syllable in British English.
pale + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈpeɪ.lə/
US
/ˈpeɪ.lɚ/
pale + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈpeɪ.lɪst/
US
/ˈpeɪ.lɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Pale
Questions About Pale
How do you pronounce pale in British English?
In British English, pale is pronounced /peɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪɫ].
How do you pronounce pale in American English?
In American English, pale is pronounced /peɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce pale the same way?
Yes. Both are /peɪl/.
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