How To Pronounce Pastry
pastry
In British English, pastry is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.stri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪ.str̥i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.stri/.
Pastry 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
Pastry 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 Pastry
How do you pronounce pastry in British English?
In British English, pastry is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.stri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪ.str̥i].
How do you pronounce pastry in American English?
In American English, pastry is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.stri/.
How many syllables are in pastry?
Pastry has two syllables, /peɪ/ + /stri/.
Where is the stress in pastry?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /peɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce pastry the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpeɪ.stri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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