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Hoe spreek je „tail” uit in het Engels

tail wordt uitgesproken als teɪl. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 6.587 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

teɪl

TAYL

Hoofdklemtoon: TAYL

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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “tail”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

teɪl

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

TAYL

Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.

As a single-syllable word, "tail" receives full primary stress when spoken in isolation, though it may take a reduced weak form in connected speech when acting as a function word.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Single-Syllable Vocal Energy & Vowel Articulation

The Trap: Single-syllable words like "tail" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech.

How Native Speakers Say It: Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "tail" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "tail" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "tail is" sounds like "tail-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "tail" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“Tail right below the lip, pumping the wall, keeping a hard edge to the flat bottom, and going absolutely massive.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“tail of the distribution that means well workers block aggressive tax strategies when the risk of offshoring jobs is”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“tail end of the last generation of americans where you like picked something and that's what you did”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“tail we will never know but he has an important story to tell the tale has yet”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“tail and what that means is that if I tell you to do 10 minutes of”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Tail which is a little plastic device that that women can use uh to if they”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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Tail right below the lip, pumping the wall, keeping a hard edge to the flat bottom, and going absolutely massive.

Hoor in context: “tail”

6.587 clips

The Engels word “tail” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as teɪl (phonetic respelling: TAYL). Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (TAYL), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “tail” functions as a noun, verb, adjective and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 6.587 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “tail” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #1 · @2:22
    “Look at how high she's landing on that transition. Tail right below the lip, pumping the wall, keeping a hard edge to the flat bottom, and going absolutely massive. keeping a hard edge to the flat bottom,”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @15:20
    “and no corresponding increase in the lower tail of the distribution that means well workers block aggressive tax strategies when the risk of offshoring jobs is tax strategies when the risk of offshoring jobs is”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @166:34
    “i i find myself singularly ill-equipped is that we're at the i may be at the tail end of the last generation of americans where you like picked something and that's what you did where you like picked something and that's what you did”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @3:21
    “coalition while out on an excursion how Luc escaped from someone chopping at his tail we will never know but he has an important story to tell the tale has yet to grow back together properly if the events decide they have to amputate”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @25:05
    “dog chasing its tail and what that means is that if I tell you to do 10 minutes of tell you to do 10 minutes of”

Definitie & Betekenis: “tail”

Audio
NOUN
  • The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
  • An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
VERB
  • To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
  • To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
ADJECTIVE
  • Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “Most primates have a tail and fangs.”
  • “Duretus writes a great praise of the Distill'd waters of those tails that hang on Willow Trees.”
  • “Tail right below the lip, pumping the wall, keeping a hard edge to the flat bottom, and going absolutely massive.”

Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen

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Uitspraak: “tail”

Pronunciation:
TAYL
Lettergrepen:
TAYL
Written Hyphenation:
tail
Hoofdklemtoon:
TAYL
IPA:
teɪl
Hoor in context
tail

Woorden die rijmen op “tail”

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Woorden met identieke klank (Homofonen)

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“tail” sounds 100% identical in standard English to “tale”, but has a completely different spelling and meaning:

taleNoun
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A fictitious or true narrative or story.

tailNounHuidig

The hindmost part of an animal beyond the body.

Geheugensteuntje: A dog wags its TAIL; an author writes a fairy TALE.

Veelgestelde vragen over „tail”

Hoe spreek je “tail” uit in het Engels?

“tail” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄teɪl⁄ (TAYL). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “tail”?

De hoofdklemtoon bij “tail” ligt op “TAYL”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.

Wat betekent “tail”?

The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.

Hoe kan ik “tail” in echte zinnen horen?

Deze pagina bevat 6587 videovoorbeelden van “tail” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “tail”?

Single-syllable words like "tail" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech. Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "tail" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.