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