How to pronounce spy in British English
“spy” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to spy the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “spy” in: all accents · American English (377 clips)
“spy” in real sentences — British speakers
35 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Have you got a spy looking over my shoulder at my notes, Colin?
The Scottish Parliament
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Many saw him as a spy for the King and an agent for the Crown.
UK Parliament
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has paid a private company to spy on Louise Slorance, a
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “spy”
Words one sound away from spy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “spy”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of spy. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.