How To Pronounce Ploy
ploy
UK
Phonemic
/plɔɪ/
Phonetic
[pl̥ʷɔɪ]
US
Phonemic
/plɔɪ/
In British English, ploy is pronounced /plɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ʷɔɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /plɔɪ/.
Ploy 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
plɔɪ
Ploy has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Ploy
Questions About Ploy
How do you pronounce ploy in British English?
In British English, ploy is pronounced /plɔɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ʷɔɪ].
How do you pronounce ploy in American English?
In American English, ploy is pronounced /plɔɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ploy the same way?
Yes. Both are /plɔɪ/.
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