How to pronounce thill
Say it like THIL. Thill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce thill. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- THIL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Thill pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- THILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of thill
American and British speakers say thill in essentially the same way: /θɪl/ in the US and /θɪl/ in the UK.
British respelling: THIL.
What does thill mean?
- One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
- The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.
Where does thill come from?
From Middle English thille, thylle, from Old English þille (“board; floorboard; plank; stake; pole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board; floorboard; deck”), from Proto-Indo-European *tel- (“plank; board”).
Words that rhyme with thill
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of thill.
Questions about saying thill
How do you pronounce thill?
Say THIL. The American pronunciation is /θɪl/. In British English it is /θɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in thill?
Thill is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: THIL.
Do Americans and Brits say thill the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /θɪl/ and the British form is /θɪl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.