How To Pronounce Sickle
sickle
In British English, sickle is pronounced /ˈsɪk.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪk.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɪk.əl/.
Sickle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Sickle has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Sickle
Questions About Sickle
How do you pronounce sickle in British English?
In British English, sickle is pronounced /ˈsɪk.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪk.əɫ].
How do you pronounce sickle in American English?
In American English, sickle is pronounced /ˈsɪk.əl/.
How many syllables are in sickle?
Sickle has two syllables, /sɪk/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in sickle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce sickle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsɪk.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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