How To Pronounce Oily
oily
In British English, oily is pronounced /ˈɔɪ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔɪ.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɔɪ.li/.
Oily has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Oily has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Oily
How do you pronounce oily in British English?
In British English, oily is pronounced /ˈɔɪ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔɪ.li].
How do you pronounce oily in American English?
In American English, oily is pronounced /ˈɔɪ.li/.
How many syllables are in oily?
Oily has two syllables, /ɔɪ/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in oily?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɔɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce oily the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɔɪ.li/.
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