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