IPA Transcription of "silence" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “silence” is /ˈsaɪləns/.

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silenceˈsaɪləns

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈsɑeləns/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈsaɪləns/

Similar Pronunciations

/aɪlən/1

/aɪlənd/2

/aɪləs/1

/aɪləts/2

/baɪlənd/1

/daɪləks/1

/faɪləs/1

/haɪlənd/3

/haɪləs/1

/laɪsəns/2

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