To pronounce "spilt", say SPILT — one syllable, IPA /spɪlt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
spilt
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying spilt, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
5
Letters
/spɪlt/
IPA
"spilt" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with lilt and tilt, if that helps it stick.
verb
“I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.”
“Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.”
adjective
“Don't cry over spilt milk; tears won't put it back in the glass.”
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Spilt" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "spilt" is /spɪlt/.
Spilt: To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “spilt” in the full dictionary →