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How to pronounce ifil

Say it like eye-FEEL. Ifil has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FEEL).

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US American/ˌaɪˈfil/eye-FEEL
UK British/ˌaɪˈfiːl/eye-FEEL
  • eye
  • FEEL
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Ifil pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. eyeGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. FEELSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of ifil

American and British speakers say ifil in essentially the same way: /ˌaɪˈfil/ in the US and /ˌaɪˈfiːl/ in the UK.

British respelling: eye-FEEL.

What does ifil mean?

noun
  1. A Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga), yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood.
  2. Wood of this tree.

Words that rhyme with ifil

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of ifil.

Questions about saying ifil

How do you pronounce ifil?

Say eye-FEEL. The American pronunciation is /ˌaɪˈfil/. In British English it is /ˌaɪˈfiːl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in ifil?

Ifil has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (FEEL). Broken into parts: eye · FEEL.

Do Americans and Brits say ifil the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ˌaɪˈfil/ and the British form is /ˌaɪˈfiːl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).