How To Pronounce Deploy

deploy

UK
Phonemic
/dɪˈplɔɪ/
Phonetic
[dɪˈpl̥ʷɔɪ]
US
Phonemic
/dɪˈplɔɪ/

In British English, deploy is pronounced /dɪˈplɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈpl̥ʷɔɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈplɔɪ/.

Deploy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

dɪplɔɪ

Deploy has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

deploy + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dɪˈplɔɪz/
US
/dɪˈplɔɪz/
deploy + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/dɪˈplɔɪd/
US
/dɪˈplɔɪd/
deploy + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/dɪˈplɔɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈplɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Deploy

Questions About Deploy

How do you pronounce deploy in British English?

In British English, deploy is pronounced /dɪˈplɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈpl̥ʷɔɪ].

How do you pronounce deploy in American English?

In American English, deploy is pronounced /dɪˈplɔɪ/.

How many syllables are in deploy?

Deploy has two syllables, /dɪ/ + /plɔɪ/.

Where is the stress in deploy?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /plɔɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce deploy the same way?

Yes. Both are /dɪˈplɔɪ/.

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