--- title: "How to pronounce kiln | Murmur" description: "Kiln is one syllable with the n sounded in CMUdict, KILN (K IH1 L N); some dictionaries also accept \"kil\", which is not listed." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/kiln" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/kiln Pronunciation · Creative work # How to pronounce kiln Kiln is one syllable with the n sounded in CMUdict, KILN (K IH1 L N); some dictionaries also accept "kil", which is not listed. [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists this North American English pronunciation for **kiln**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `K IH1 L N` **Syllable estimate** 1 vowel nucleus **Primary stress** 1st vowel position [Check kiln in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiln). Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context. ## Use kiln in context Kiln is the oven for firing pottery and glass, and it shows up in ceramics classes, craft videos and studio tours. Potters often say "kil", dropping the n. That habit is common enough that some dictionaries accept it. CMUdict has only the form with the n, so that is what this page teaches. 1. The bowls spend twelve hours in the kiln. 2. Our studio bought a second kiln for glazes. ### A practice cue Close the word on the n after the l. Do not add a vowel between them. If your audience is potters, know that many of them say "kil". ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of kiln. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115). `K`sound in **key**consonant`IH`sound in **it**vowel`L`sound in **lee**consonant`N`sound in **knee**consonant Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes. 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