How To Pronounce Rifle
rifle
In British English, rifle is pronounced /ˈraɪ.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈraɪ.fl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈraɪ.fəl/.
Rifle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Rifle has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Rifle
Questions About Rifle
How do you pronounce rifle in British English?
In British English, rifle is pronounced /ˈraɪ.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈraɪ.fl̩].
How do you pronounce rifle in American English?
In American English, rifle is pronounced /ˈraɪ.fəl/.
How many syllables are in rifle?
Rifle has two syllables, /raɪ/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in rifle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /raɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce rifle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈraɪ.fəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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