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