How To Pronounce Shrill
shrill
UK
Phonemic
/ʃrɪl/
Phonetic
[ʃrɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/ʃrɪl/
In British English, shrill is pronounced /ʃrɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃrɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃrɪl/.
Shrill 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
ʃrɪl
Shrill has one syllable in British English.
shrill + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ʃrɪlz/
US
/ʃrɪlz/
shrill + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ʃrɪld/
US
/ʃrɪld/
shrill + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈʃrɪl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃrɪl.ɪŋ/
shrill + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈʃrɪl.ə/
US
/ˈʃrɪl.ɚ/
shrill + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈʃrɪl.ɪst/
US
/ˈʃrɪl.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Shrill
Questions About Shrill
How do you pronounce shrill in British English?
In British English, shrill is pronounced /ʃrɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃrɪɫ].
How do you pronounce shrill in American English?
In American English, shrill is pronounced /ʃrɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce shrill the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃrɪl/.
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