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