How To Pronounce Whisky
whisky
In British English, whisky is pronounced /ˈwɪs.ki/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɪs.ki]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwɪs.ki/.
Whisky 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
Whisky 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.
Words That Rhyme With Whisky
Questions About Whisky
How do you pronounce whisky in British English?
In British English, whisky is pronounced /ˈwɪs.ki/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɪs.ki].
How do you pronounce whisky in American English?
In American English, whisky is pronounced /ˈwɪs.ki/.
How many syllables are in whisky?
Whisky has two syllables, /wɪs/ + /ki/.
Where is the stress in whisky?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce whisky the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈwɪs.ki/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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