How To Pronounce Abigail

In British English, Abigail is pronounced /ˈæb.ɪ.ɡeɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈæb.ɪ.ɡeɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/.

Abigail has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.