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