How To Pronounce Fishery

fishery

UK
Phonemic
/ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/
Phonetic
[ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri]
US
Phonemic
/ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/

How To Say Fishery Phonetically

UKFISH-uh-ree

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, fishery is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/.

Fishery has three 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

fɪʃəri

Fishery has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Fishery

Transcription Tips For Fishery

  1. Rule 29

    The Letter y

    The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.

    yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/

    Here. Fishery /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/

  2. Rule 3

    Mark The Stressed Syllable

    When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.

    lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/

    Here. Fishery /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/

  3. Rule 7

    Stress Mark Replaces The Dot

    Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.

    They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/

    Here. Fishery /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/

All 29 Transcription Rules

Questions About Fishery

How do you say fishery phonetically?

Fishery sounds like FISH-uh-ree in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce fishery in British English?

In British English, fishery is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri].

How do you pronounce fishery in American English?

In American English, fishery is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/.

How many syllables are in fishery?

Fishery has three syllables, /fɪʃ/ + /ə/ + /ri/.

Where is the stress in fishery?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɪʃ/.

Do British and American English pronounce fishery the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈfɪʃ.ə.ri/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Fishery

Fishery has three syllables. See how fishery divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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