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How To Pronounce Overlay

overlay

stress changes
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/
Phonetic
[ˌəʊ.vəʴˈleɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪ/
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈəʊ.və.leɪ/
Phonetic
[ˈəʊ.vəʴ.leɪ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.leɪ/

Overlay has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Verb. It is /ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/ in British English and /ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the third syllable.

Noun. It is /ˈəʊ.və.leɪ/ in British English and /ˈoʊ.vɚ.leɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

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 (Verb)

əʊvəleɪ

Overlay has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.

overlay + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪz/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪz/
overlay + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪd/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪd/
overlay + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Noun)

əʊvəleɪ

Overlay has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

overlay + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈəʊ.və.leɪz/
US
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.leɪz/

Words That Rhyme With Overlay

Questions About Overlay

How do you pronounce overlay in British English?

Verb, /ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/. Noun, /ˈəʊ.və.leɪ/.

How do you pronounce overlay in American English?

Verb, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈleɪ/. Noun, /ˈoʊ.vɚ.leɪ/.

How many syllables are in overlay?

Overlay has three syllables, /əʊ/ + /və/ + /leɪ/.

Where is the stress in overlay?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /leɪ/.

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