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