How To Pronounce Stale
stale
UK
Phonemic
/steɪl/
Phonetic
[steɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/steɪl/
In British English, stale is pronounced /steɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /steɪl/.
Stale 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
steɪl
Stale has one syllable in British English.
stale + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsteɪ.lə/
US
/ˈsteɪ.lɚ/
stale + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsteɪ.lɪst/
US
/ˈsteɪ.lɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Stale
Questions About Stale
How do you pronounce stale in British English?
In British English, stale is pronounced /steɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steɪɫ].
How do you pronounce stale in American English?
In American English, stale is pronounced /steɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce stale the same way?
Yes. Both are /steɪl/.
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