To pronounce "hail", say HAIL — one syllable, IPA /heɪl/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/heɪl/
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"hail" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with wail and gale, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: haile, hale, heyl — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
verb
“They say it's going to hail tomorrow.”
“The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Hail" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "hail" is /heɪl/.
Hail: Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
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