How To Pronounce Buy
buy
UK
Phonemic
/baɪ/
Phonetic
[baɪ]
US
Phonemic
/baɪ/
In British English, buy is pronounced /baɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /baɪ/.
Buy has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
baɪ
Buy has one syllable in British English.
buy + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/baɪz/
US
/baɪz/
buy + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Buy
Questions About Buy
How do you pronounce buy in British English?
In British English, buy is pronounced /baɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪ].
How do you pronounce buy in American English?
In American English, buy is pronounced /baɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce buy the same way?
Yes. Both are /baɪ/.
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