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