How To Pronounce Ray
ray
UK
Phonemic
/reɪ/
Phonetic
[reɪ]
US
Phonemic
/reɪ/
In British English, ray is pronounced /reɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [reɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /reɪ/.
Ray 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
reɪ
Ray has one syllable in British English.
ray + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/reɪz/
US
/reɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Ray
Questions About Ray
How do you pronounce ray in British English?
In British English, ray is pronounced /reɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [reɪ].
How do you pronounce ray in American English?
In American English, ray is pronounced /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ray the same way?
Yes. Both are /reɪ/.
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