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