field

IPA /fild/ Syllables 1 · feeld Stress 1st syllable
FEELD
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Americans pronounce field as FEELD (/fild/).

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Common mistakes

Treating every L the same.

The L in "field" is a dark L — the back of the tongue rises toward the soft palate, adding a small "uh" quality before the L. Dark L adds a small schwa-like "uh" before the L. The back of the tongue lifts toward the soft palate.

Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

In "field", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. Air stops but there's no release burst — the articulators hold position.

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Why it sounds different

Why "field" sounds like FEELD.

In "field", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. This is called the Unreleased Stops, a small move that separates 'classroom' from 'native'. It comes out as FEELD.

In real conversation

Hear "field" in the wild.

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"He collected samples from the field for further analysis."
hee kuh·LEHK·tuhd SAM·puhlz fruhm dhuh FEELD fer FUR·dher uh·NA·luh·suhs
"He kicked a field goal to win the game in overtime."
hee KIHKT uh FEELD GOHL tuh WIHN dhuh GAYM ihn OH·ver·tahym
"She is interested in the field of biotechnology and its applications."
shee ihz IHN·truh·stuhd ihn dhuh FEELD uhv bahy·oh·tehk·NAH·luh·jee and ihts a·pluh·KAY·shuhnz
"She spent a semester abroad conducting field research."
shee SPEHNT uh suh·MEH·ster uh·BRAHD kuhn·DUHK·tuhng FEELD REE·surch
"The children are playing in the field."
dhuh CHIHL·druhn er PLAY·uhng ihn dhuh FEELD
"The scene revealed a green field near the beach."
dhuh SEEN ruh·VEELD uh GREEN FEELD NEER dhuh BEECH
Same pattern

Words that work the same way.

All of these share phonetic features with this word — same trick.

KORN·FEELDcornfieldMIHD·FEELDmidfieldFA·kuhl·teefacultyFEELfeelFEELZfeelsFIHL·theefilthyfor·SEE·uh·buhlforeseeableMEE·nuhng·fuhlmeaningful
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.

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01

Treating every L the same.

The L in "field" is a dark L — the back of the tongue rises toward the soft palate, adding a small "uh" quality before the L. Dark L adds a small schwa-like "uh" before the L. The back of the tongue lifts toward the soft palate.

field→FEELD
02

Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

In "field", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. Air stops but there's no release burst — the articulators hold position.

field→FEELD
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Is the American pronunciation of "field" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "FEELD" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.

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