How To Pronounce Ugly
ugly
In British English, ugly is pronounced /ˈʌɡ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌɡ.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʌɡ.li/.
Ugly has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Ugly 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.
Questions About Ugly
How do you pronounce ugly in British English?
In British English, ugly is pronounced /ˈʌɡ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌɡ.li].
How do you pronounce ugly in American English?
In American English, ugly is pronounced /ˈʌɡ.li/.
How many syllables are in ugly?
Ugly has two syllables, /ʌɡ/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in ugly?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʌɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ugly the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈʌɡ.li/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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