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