How To Pronounce Tray
tray
UK
Phonemic
/treɪ/
Phonetic
[tr̥eɪ]
US
Phonemic
/treɪ/
In British English, tray is pronounced /treɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥eɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /treɪ/.
Tray 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
treɪ
Tray has one syllable in British English.
tray + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/treɪz/
US
/treɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Tray
Questions About Tray
How do you pronounce tray in British English?
In British English, tray is pronounced /treɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥eɪ].
How do you pronounce tray in American English?
In American English, tray is pronounced /treɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce tray the same way?
Yes. Both are /treɪ/.
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