How To Pronounce Spicy
spicy
In British English, spicy is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspaɪ.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.si/.
Spicy 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
Spicy 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.
Words That Rhyme With Spicy
Questions About Spicy
How do you pronounce spicy in British English?
In British English, spicy is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspaɪ.si].
How do you pronounce spicy in American English?
In American English, spicy is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.si/.
How many syllables are in spicy?
Spicy has two syllables, /spaɪ/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in spicy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /spaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce spicy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈspaɪ.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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