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