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