How To Pronounce Sly
sly
UK
Phonemic
/slaɪ/
Phonetic
[slaɪ]
US
Phonemic
/slaɪ/
In British English, sly is pronounced /slaɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slaɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /slaɪ/.
Sly 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
slaɪ
Sly has one syllable in British English.
sly + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈslaɪ.ə/
US
/ˈslaɪ.ɚ/
sly + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈslaɪ.ɪst/
US
/ˈslaɪ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Sly
Questions About Sly
How do you pronounce sly in British English?
In British English, sly is pronounced /slaɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slaɪ].
How do you pronounce sly in American English?
In American English, sly is pronounced /slaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sly the same way?
Yes. Both are /slaɪ/.
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