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