IPA Transcription of "female" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “female” is /ˈfiˌmeɪl/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈfiːmæɪl/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈfiːmeɪl/

Similar Pronunciations

/diteɪl/1

/diɹeɪl/1

/feɪl/2

/fi teɪl/1

/fil ɪl/1

/fimeɪlz/2

/fleɪl/1

/fɹeɪl/1

/imeɪl/2

/imeɪld/2

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