English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Agile Pronunciation
Agile is pronounced A-juhl, IPA /ˈædʒəl/.
A-juhl
US /ˈædʒəl/ · UK /ˈædʒaɪl/
Syllables: A · juhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Quick and light on your feet, or quick to adapt to a change.
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Agile in a Sentence
- She is remarkably agile for eighty.
- The team moved to an agile way of working.
- Goats are agile on ground that would stop a horse.
Common Mispronunciations of Agile
Not uh-JYL
Weight belongs on the opening A in both the American and the British reading.
Not A-gyl
A g before an i turns soft here, so the middle of the word is a j as in gentle.
Tip: Americans end the word on a weak juhl and the British end it on a full jyl, rhyming with mile.
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