How To Pronounce Stair

stair

UK
Phonemic
/steə/
Phonetic
[steəʴ]
US
Phonemic
/ster/

In British English, stair is pronounced /steə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ster/.

Stair has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

steə

Stair has one syllable in British English.

stair + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/steəz/
US
/sterz/

Words That Rhyme With Stair

Questions About Stair

How do you pronounce stair in British English?

In British English, stair is pronounced /steə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steəʴ].

How do you pronounce stair in American English?

In American English, stair is pronounced /ster/.

Do British and American English pronounce stair the same way?

No. British English has /steə/ and American English has /ster/.

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