English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Exile Pronunciation
Exile is pronounced EG-zyl, IPA /ˈɛgˌzaɪl/.
EG-zyl
US /ˈɛgˌzaɪl/ · UK /ˈɛgzaɪl/
Syllables: EG · zyl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: Enforced absence from your own country, or a person living under it.
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Exile in a Sentence
- He spent eleven years in exile in Paris.
- The poet was exiled after the second trial.
- A community of exiles grew up around the docks.
Common Mispronunciations of Exile
Not ek-SYL
Front stress, on EG, with the second beat kept quiet. End stress suits the French exil.
Not EK-sil
The i runs long, the eye of mile, and the x buzzes into gz in front of it.
Tip: The noun and the verb are said alike here, unlike many other pairs of this shape.
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