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