How to pronounce raspberry
raspberry
/ˈræzberi/
3 syllables, stress on the first
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Raspberry, sound by sound
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /æ/as in cat | Open the mouth wide, as for “ah”, but say “e”. Wider than in “bed”. |
| /z/as in zoo | A voiced “z”. Do not turn it into “s” at the end of a word. |
| /b/as in bed | A voiced “b”. Do not turn it into “p” at the end of a word. |
| /e/as in bed | A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /i/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
In a sentence
I cooked a raspberry pie.
More words with the /æ/ sound
- cache/kæʃ/
- massachusetts/mæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- fatima/ˈfæθɪmə/
- finance/fəˈnæns/
- gala/ˈgælə/
- azure/ˈæʒər/
- cyan/saɪˈæn/
- backlash/ˈbæklæʃ/
- jalapeno/hæləˈpiːnjəʊ/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce raspberry?
Raspberry is pronounced /ˈræzberi/ in American English.
How many syllables are in raspberry?
Raspberry has 3 syllables.
Which syllable is stressed in raspberry?
The first syllable: /ˈræzberi/.