IPA Transcription of "essay" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “essay” is /ɛˈseɪv/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈesæɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɛseɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/ɛˈseɪ/

Similar Pronunciations

/seɪv/1

/ɛseɪ/1

/ɛseɪi/1

/ɛseɪn/1

/ɛseɪz/1

/ɛstɪv/1

/ɛsɪv/1

Derivations

  • essays/ˈɛˌseɪz/ /ɛˈseɪz/
  • essaying/ɛˈseɪvɪŋ/ /ɛˈseɪɪŋ/ /ˈɛˌseɪɪŋ/ /ˈɛseɪnɪŋ/
  • essayist/ˈɛˌseɪɪst/ /ˈɛseɪɪst/
  • essayest/ɛˈseɪvɪst/ /ɛˈseɪɪst/ /ˈɛˌseɪɪst/ /ˈɛseɪnɪst/
  • essayer/ɛˈseɪvɚ/ /ɛˈseɪɚ/ /ˈɛˌseɪɚ/ /ˈɛseɪnɚ/

Similar Words

  • assay
    /ˈæsi//əˈseɪv//əˈseɪ//ˈʌseɪn/
  • essa
    /ˈɛsə/
  • essary
    /ˈɛsɛɹi/
  • essays
    /ˈɛˌseɪz//ɛˈseɪz/

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