How To Pronounce Flies
flies
UK
Phonemic
/flaɪz/
Phonetic
[fl̥aɪz]
US
Phonemic
/flaɪz/
In British English, flies is pronounced /flaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /flaɪz/.
Flies 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
flaɪz
Flies has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Flies
Questions About Flies
How do you pronounce flies in British English?
In British English, flies is pronounced /flaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪz].
How do you pronounce flies in American English?
In American English, flies is pronounced /flaɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce flies the same way?
Yes. Both are /flaɪz/.
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