English pronunciation · Words Starting with S

Stale Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-03

Stale is pronounced STAYL, IPA /ˈsteɪl/.

STAYL

US /ˈsteɪl/ · UK /ˈsteɪl/

Syllables: STAYL (1 syllable)

adjective: No longer fresh, whether food, air, or an idea.

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Stale in a Sentence

The bread had gone stale overnight.
Open a window, the air in here is stale.
The argument felt stale after the third round.

Common Mispronunciations of Stale

Not STAL

Stretch the a to the ay of day. Shortened, it becomes stall, a very different word.

Not STAY-luh

The final e only lengthens the vowel in front of it and is never spoken itself.

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