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