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How to pronounce styll

Say it like STIL. Styll is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/stɪl/STIL
UK British/stɪl/STIL
  • STIL
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Styll pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of styll

American and British speakers say styll in essentially the same way: /stɪl/ in the US and /stɪl/ in the UK.

British respelling: STIL.

What does styll mean?

adverb
  1. Usually added to the end of a sentence to add emphasis.

Where does styll come from?

Modern usage seems to have originated in Canadian slang, compare other modern respellings of i with y like whyte (which also coincides with an older spelling variant).

Words that rhyme with styll

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

Words that sound like styll

Questions about saying styll

How do you pronounce styll?

Say STIL. The American pronunciation is /stɪl/. In British English it is /stɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in styll?

Styll is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STIL.

Do Americans and Brits say styll the same way?

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

What words sound the same as styll?

Styll sounds the same as still in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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