How to pronounce “salary”
Say “salary” in 3 beats
salary
/ˈsælɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /saləɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- salsæstress
- arlɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsælɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /saləɹi/
- Respelling
- SA-luh-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — SAL-ar-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SAL-ar-y. “sal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsælɚi/
/saləɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “salary” means
- noun
something that remunerates
“wages were paid by check”
Say it in a sentence
“The salary is modest, but the work itself is rewarding.”“salary”, answered
How do you pronounce “salary”?
“salary” is pronounced /ˈsælɚi/ (SA-luh-ee) in American English and /saləɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sal”. Build it as SAL-ar-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “salary” have?
3: sal · ar · y. The beat lands on the first, “sal”.
Is “salary” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsælɚi/ (SA-luh-ee); British English says /saləɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “salary” mean?
As a noun: something that remunerates For example: “wages were paid by check”
Where is the stress in “salary”?
Stress the first syllable: SAL-ar-y. “sal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “salary” 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.