How To Pronounce Feisty
feisty
In British English, feisty is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.sti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfaɪ.sti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.sti/.
Feisty 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
Feisty 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 Feisty
How do you pronounce feisty in British English?
In British English, feisty is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.sti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfaɪ.sti].
How do you pronounce feisty in American English?
In American English, feisty is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.sti/.
How many syllables are in feisty?
Feisty has two syllables, /faɪ/ + /sti/.
Where is the stress in feisty?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /faɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce feisty the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfaɪ.sti/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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