How To Pronounce Steal
steal
UK
Phonemic
/stiːl/
Phonetic
[stiːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/stiːl/
In British English, steal is pronounced /stiːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stiːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /stiːl/.
Steal 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
stiːl
Steal has one syllable in British English.
steal + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/stiːlz/
US
/stiːlz/
steal + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈstiː.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈstiː.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Steal
Questions About Steal
How do you pronounce steal in British English?
In British English, steal is pronounced /stiːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stiːɫ].
How do you pronounce steal in American English?
In American English, steal is pronounced /stiːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce steal the same way?
Yes. Both are /stiːl/.
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