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