How To Pronounce Sleepy
sleepy
In British English, sleepy is pronounced /ˈsliː.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsliː.pi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsliː.pi/.
Sleepy 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
Sleepy 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 Sleepy
How do you pronounce sleepy in British English?
In British English, sleepy is pronounced /ˈsliː.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsliː.pi].
How do you pronounce sleepy in American English?
In American English, sleepy is pronounced /ˈsliː.pi/.
How many syllables are in sleepy?
Sleepy has two syllables, /sliː/ + /pi/.
Where is the stress in sleepy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sliː/.
Do British and American English pronounce sleepy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsliː.pi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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