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