How To Pronounce Day
day
UK
Phonemic
/deɪ/
Phonetic
[deɪ]
US
Phonemic
/deɪ/
In British English, day is pronounced /deɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [deɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /deɪ/.
Day 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
deɪ
Day has one syllable in British English.
day + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/deɪz/
US
/deɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Day
Questions About Day
How do you pronounce day in British English?
In British English, day is pronounced /deɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [deɪ].
How do you pronounce day in American English?
In American English, day is pronounced /deɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce day the same way?
Yes. Both are /deɪ/.
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