How To Pronounce Why
why
UK
Phonemic
/waɪ/
Phonetic
[waɪ]
US
Phonemic
/waɪ/
In British English, why is pronounced /waɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /waɪ/.
Why 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
waɪ
Why has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Why
Questions About Why
How do you pronounce why in British English?
In British English, why is pronounced /waɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪ].
How do you pronounce why in American English?
In American English, why is pronounced /waɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce why the same way?
Yes. Both are /waɪ/.
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