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How to pronounce easy in American English
EE·zee
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Americans pronounce easy as EE-zee (/ˈizi/). Stress falls on the first syllable — keep everything else short and quick. You'll hear it in sentences like "There's no easy way to say this" or "Learning a new role is rarely easy" — more examples below.
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Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.
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"Even the legal procedure seemed extremely easy."
EE·vuhn dhuh LEE·guhl pruh·SEE·jer SEEMD uhk·STREEM·lee EE·zee
"Learning a new role is rarely easy."
LUR·nuhng uh noo ROHL ihz RAIR·lee EE·zee
"Succulents are easy to care for and require little water."
SUH·kyuh·luhnts ar EE·zee tuh KAIR fer and ruh·KWAHY·er LIH·duhl WAH·der
"The law is not always so easy to follow."
dhuh LAH ihz NAHT AHL·wayz SOH EE·zee tuh FAH·loh
"The online checkout process was very easy."
dhee AHN·lahyn CHEHK·owt PRAH·suhs wuhz VEH·ree EE·zee
"There's no easy way to say this."
DHAIRZ NOH EE·zee WAY tuh SAY dhihs
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
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Stressing the wrong syllable.
Stress falls on the first syllable, not the others. Stretch EE — keep everything else short and quick.
ee·ZEE→EE·zee
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How is "easy" stressed in American English?
Stress falls on the first syllable — say "EE" with a longer, fuller vowel and keep every other syllable short and quick. The respell "EE-zee" marks the stressed syllable in capitals so the rhythm is easy to read at a glance.
Is the American pronunciation of "easy" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "EE-zee" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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