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