How to pronounce “easy”
Say “easy” in 2 beats
easy
/ˈizi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /iːzi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- easistress
- yzi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈizi/
- IPA (British)
- /iːzi/
- Respelling
- EE-zee
- Syllables
- 2 — EAS-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EAS-y. “eas” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈizi/
/iːzi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “easy” means
- adjective
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
“an easy job”
- adjective
not hurried or forced
“an easy walk around the block”
- adjective
free from worry or anxiety
“knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy”
Say it in a sentence
“The recipe was easy enough for the children to follow.”“easy”, answered
How do you pronounce “easy”?
“easy” is pronounced /ˈizi/ (EE-zee) in American English and /iːzi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “eas”. Build it as EAS-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “easy” have?
2: eas · y. The beat lands on the first, “eas”.
Is “easy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈizi/ (EE-zee); British English says /iːzi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “easy” mean?
As an adjective: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort For example: “an easy job” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “easy”?
Stress the first syllable: EAS-y. “eas” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “easy” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.