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