English pronunciation

How to pronounce “isle

Phonetic spelling

EYEL

IPA /ˈaɪɫ/

Syllable stress

eyel

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “isle”?

i s l e

isle” is spelled I-S-L-E. It is pronounced EYEL, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The boat took us to a small tropical isle.

  • She dreamed of living on a deserted isle.

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