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