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