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