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