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