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