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