How To Pronounce Fry
fry
UK
Phonemic
/fraɪ/
Phonetic
[fr̥aɪ]
US
Phonemic
/fraɪ/
In British English, fry is pronounced /fraɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥aɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /fraɪ/.
Fry 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
fraɪ
Fry has one syllable in British English.
fry + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fraɪz/
US
/fraɪz/
fry + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fraɪd/
US
/fraɪd/
fry + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fry
Questions About Fry
How do you pronounce fry in British English?
In British English, fry is pronounced /fraɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥aɪ].
How do you pronounce fry in American English?
In American English, fry is pronounced /fraɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fry the same way?
Yes. Both are /fraɪ/.
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