How To Pronounce Puppy
puppy
In British English, puppy is pronounced /ˈpʌp.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰʌp.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpʌp.i/.
Puppy 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
Puppy 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 Puppy
How do you pronounce puppy in British English?
In British English, puppy is pronounced /ˈpʌp.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰʌp.i].
How do you pronounce puppy in American English?
In American English, puppy is pronounced /ˈpʌp.i/.
How many syllables are in puppy?
Puppy has two syllables, /pʌp/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in puppy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce puppy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpʌp.i/.
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