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