How To Pronounce Survey

survey

stress changes

Noun

Phonemic

/ˈsɜː.veɪ/

Phonetic

[ˈsɜːʴ.veɪ]

Phonemic

/ˈsɝː.veɪ/

Verb

Phonemic

/səˈveɪ/

Phonetic

[səʴˈveɪ]

Phonemic

/sɚˈveɪ/

Survey has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Noun. It is /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ in British English and /ˈsɝː.veɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

Verb. It is /səˈveɪ/ in British English and /sɚˈveɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

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 (Noun)

sɜːveɪ

Survey 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.

survey + -s

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

/ˈsɜː.veɪz/

/ˈsɝː.veɪz/

Syllables And Stress (Verb)

səveɪ

Survey has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

survey + -s

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

/səˈveɪz/

/sɚˈveɪz/

survey + -ed

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

/səˈveɪd/

/sɚˈveɪd/

survey + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

/sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

Questions About Survey

How do you pronounce survey in British English?

Noun, /ˈsɜː.veɪ/. Verb, /səˈveɪ/.

How do you pronounce survey in American English?

Noun, /ˈsɝː.veɪ/. Verb, /sɚˈveɪ/.

How many syllables are in survey?

Survey has two syllables, /sɜː/ + /veɪ/.

Where is the stress in survey?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɜː/.

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