how to pronounce coil

/ˈkɔɪl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of coil is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

coil is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of coil

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of coil

test your pronunciation of coil

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of coil

video examples of coil pronunciation

An example use of coil in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… if each loop of the coil is bigger or if …”

meanings of coil

noun:

A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
Any intrauterine device—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
Entanglement; perplexity.
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

verb:

To wind cylindrically or spirally.
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

name:

A surname.

coil frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word coil occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics coil can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that coil can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;