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