IPA Transcription of "obey" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “obey” is /oʊˈbeɪ/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/əʉˈbæɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/əʊˈbeɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/əˈbeɪ/

Similar Pronunciations

/koʊbeɪ/1

/moʊbeɪ/1

/oʊbeɪd/1

/oʊbeɪz/1

/oʊdeɪ/3

/oʊeɪ/1

/oʊfeɪ/1

/oʊkeɪ/3

/oʊleɪ/2

/oʊmeɪ/1

Derivations

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  • Obey2020 single by Bring Me the Horizon and Yungblud
  • Obey1996 studio album by Brainbombs
  • ObeyWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Obeyfamily name
  • Obeyalbum by Axis of Advance
  • Obeyalbum by The Jacka

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