How To Pronounce Envoy
envoy
In British English, envoy is pronounced /ˈen.vɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽn.vʷɔɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈen.vɔɪ/.
Envoy 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
Envoy 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 Envoy
How do you pronounce envoy in British English?
In British English, envoy is pronounced /ˈen.vɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽn.vʷɔɪ].
How do you pronounce envoy in American English?
In American English, envoy is pronounced /ˈen.vɔɪ/.
How many syllables are in envoy?
Envoy has two syllables, /en/ + /vɔɪ/.
Where is the stress in envoy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /en/.
Do British and American English pronounce envoy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈen.vɔɪ/.
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