How to pronounce isle in American English
“isle” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to isle the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “isle” in: all accents · British English (609 clips)
“isle” in real sentences — American speakers
68 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Goodbye Estonia, and hello magic isle.
The Obama White House
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In the Grand Isle example, 42 residents versus 300-plus commuting out of Grand Isle to work.
Census Bureau
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So that's the, the Isle Royale issue, issue.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “isle”
Words one sound away from isle — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “isle”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of isle. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.