UIL

French pronunciation

The letter combination uil is pronounced more or less like the English word "wheel." The IPA spelling is [wil], and the Lawless phonetic spelling is [weel].

Par exemple…

huile	oil
tuile	tile

Exceptions

• Building is pronounced [beel deeng]
• The letter combinations euil and ouil < click for explanations

The combination uille is pronounced [wij] – something like the English word "wee." The double l here is always pronounced like a y rather than an l: [weey]

Par exemple…

une cuillère	spoon
juillet	July

Exceptions

• After g, the u is silent – it just makes the g hard: –guille is pronounced [geey]

un guillemet	quotation mark
Guillaume	William

• After q, the u is silent – it’s only there to support the q: –quille is pronounced [keey]

une coquille	shell
tranquille	calm

 Related lessons

• Letters: U | I | L
• French vowels

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