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