How To Pronounce Zeal
zeal
UK
Phonemic
/ziːl/
Phonetic
[ziːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/ziːl/
In British English, zeal is pronounced /ziːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ziːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ziːl/.
Zeal 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
ziːl
Zeal has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Zeal
Questions About Zeal
How do you pronounce zeal in British English?
In British English, zeal is pronounced /ziːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ziːɫ].
How do you pronounce zeal in American English?
In American English, zeal is pronounced /ziːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce zeal the same way?
Yes. Both are /ziːl/.
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