How to pronounce fry
Say it like FRY. Fry is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FRY
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Fry pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FRYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of fry
American and British speakers say fry in essentially the same way: /fraɪ/ in the US and /fraɪ/ in the UK.
British respelling: FRY.
What does fry mean?
- be excessively hot“If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried”
- cook on a hot surface using fat“fry the pancakes”
- kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair“The serial killer was electrocuted”
- English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
- English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
- a young person of either sex“she writes books for children”“they're just kids”
Where does fry come from?
Inherited from Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō.
Words that rhyme with fry
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of fry.
Questions about saying fry
How do you pronounce fry?
Say FRY. The American pronunciation is /fraɪ/. In British English it is /fraɪ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in fry?
Fry is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FRY.
Do Americans and Brits say fry the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /fraɪ/ and the British form is /fraɪ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.