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