How To Pronounce Wales
Wales
UK
Phonemic
/weɪlz/
Phonetic
[weɪɫz]
US
Phonemic
/weɪlz/
In British English, Wales is pronounced /weɪlz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪɫz]. In American English, it is pronounced /weɪlz/.
Wales 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
weɪlz
Wales has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Wales
How do you pronounce Wales in British English?
In British English, Wales is pronounced /weɪlz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [weɪɫz].
How do you pronounce Wales in American English?
In American English, Wales is pronounced /weɪlz/.
Do British and American English pronounce Wales the same way?
Yes. Both are /weɪlz/.
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