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