How To Pronounce Pray
pray
UK
Phonemic
/preɪ/
Phonetic
[pr̥eɪ]
US
Phonemic
/preɪ/
In British English, pray is pronounced /preɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥eɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /preɪ/.
Pray 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
preɪ
Pray has one syllable in British English.
pray + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/preɪz/
US
/preɪz/
pray + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/preɪd/
US
/preɪd/
pray + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Pray
Questions About Pray
How do you pronounce pray in British English?
In British English, pray is pronounced /preɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥eɪ].
How do you pronounce pray in American English?
In American English, pray is pronounced /preɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce pray the same way?
Yes. Both are /preɪ/.
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