How To Pronounce Crispy
crispy
In British English, crispy is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ɪs.pi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.pi/.
Crispy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Crispy has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Crispy
How do you pronounce crispy in British English?
In British English, crispy is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ɪs.pi].
How do you pronounce crispy in American English?
In American English, crispy is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.pi/.
How many syllables are in crispy?
Crispy has two syllables, /krɪs/ + /pi/.
Where is the stress in crispy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /krɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce crispy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkrɪs.pi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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