How To Pronounce Spray
spray
UK
Phonemic
/spreɪ/
Phonetic
[spr̥eɪ]
US
Phonemic
/spreɪ/
In British English, spray is pronounced /spreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spr̥eɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /spreɪ/.
Spray 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
spreɪ
Spray has one syllable in British English.
spray + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/spreɪz/
US
/spreɪz/
spray + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/spreɪd/
US
/spreɪd/
spray + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈspreɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈspreɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Spray
Questions About Spray
How do you pronounce spray in British English?
In British English, spray is pronounced /spreɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spr̥eɪ].
How do you pronounce spray in American English?
In American English, spray is pronounced /spreɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce spray the same way?
Yes. Both are /spreɪ/.
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