How To Pronounce Fly
fly
UK
Phonemic
/flaɪ/
Phonetic
[fl̥aɪ]
US
Phonemic
/flaɪ/
In British English, fly is pronounced /flaɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /flaɪ/.
Fly 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
flaɪ
Fly has one syllable in British English.
fly + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/flaɪz/
US
/flaɪz/
fly + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fly
Questions About Fly
How do you pronounce fly in British English?
In British English, fly is pronounced /flaɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪ].
How do you pronounce fly in American English?
In American English, fly is pronounced /flaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fly the same way?
Yes. Both are /flaɪ/.
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