How To Pronounce Sell
sell
UK
Phonemic
/sel/
Phonetic
[seɫ]
US
Phonemic
/sel/
In British English, sell is pronounced /sel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /sel/.
Sell 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
sel
Sell has one syllable in British English.
sell + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/selz/
US
/selz/
sell + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsel.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsel.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sell
Questions About Sell
How do you pronounce sell in British English?
In British English, sell is pronounced /sel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɫ].
How do you pronounce sell in American English?
In American English, sell is pronounced /sel/.
Do British and American English pronounce sell the same way?
Yes. Both are /sel/.
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