How To Pronounce Hooray
hooray
In British English, hooray is pronounced /hʊˈreɪ/ or /huːˈreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷʊˈreɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /huːˈreɪ/.
Hooray has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Hooray has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Hooray
Questions About Hooray
How do you pronounce hooray in British English?
In British English, hooray is pronounced /hʊˈreɪ/ or /huːˈreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷʊˈreɪ].
How do you pronounce hooray in American English?
In American English, hooray is pronounced /huːˈreɪ/.
How many syllables are in hooray?
Hooray has two syllables, /hʊ/ + /reɪ/.
Where is the stress in hooray?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hooray the same way?
No. British English has /hʊˈreɪ/ and American English has /huːˈreɪ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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