How To Pronounce Stir

stir

Phonemic

/stɜː/

Phonetic

[stɜːʴ]

Phonemic

/stɝː/

In British English, stir is pronounced /stɜː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɜːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /stɝː/.

Stir 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

stɜː

Stir has one syllable in British English.

stir + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/stɜːz/

/stɝːz/

stir + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/stɜːd/

/stɝːd/

stir + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ/

/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Stir

Questions About Stir

How do you pronounce stir in British English?

In British English, stir is pronounced /stɜː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɜːʴ].

How do you pronounce stir in American English?

In American English, stir is pronounced /stɝː/.

Do British and American English pronounce stir the same way?

No. British English has /stɜː/ and American English has /stɝː/.

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