How To Pronounce Dairy
dairy
In British English, dairy is pronounced /ˈdeə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈder.i/.
Dairy has two 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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Dairy 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.
Words That Rhyme With Dairy
Questions About Dairy
How do you pronounce dairy in British English?
In British English, dairy is pronounced /ˈdeə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeə.ri].
How do you pronounce dairy in American English?
In American English, dairy is pronounced /ˈder.i/.
How many syllables are in dairy?
Dairy has two syllables, /deə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in dairy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /deə/.
Do British and American English pronounce dairy the same way?
No. British English has /ˈdeə.ri/ and American English has /ˈder.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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