How To Pronounce Steady
steady
In British English, steady is pronounced /ˈsted.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsted.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsted.i/.
Steady 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
Steady 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 Steady
Questions About Steady
How do you pronounce steady in British English?
In British English, steady is pronounced /ˈsted.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsted.i].
How do you pronounce steady in American English?
In American English, steady is pronounced /ˈsted.i/.
How many syllables are in steady?
Steady has two syllables, /sted/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in steady?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sted/.
Do British and American English pronounce steady the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsted.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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