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