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