Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

il

/ˈɪl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: il
IPA: /ˈɪl/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Intermediate language

noun

Individual-level.

noun

noun

Abbreviation of interleukin.

name

Abbreviation of Illinois: a state of the United States.

Inflected Forms

ILs (plural)

Synonyms

forty-nine 49

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce il?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪl/.
What does il mean?: Intermediate language

How to pronounce il

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “il”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɪl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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Repeat and practice — Say “il” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.