How To Pronounce Scrutiny

In British English, scrutiny is pronounced /ˈskruː.tɪ.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈskr̥ʷuː.tɪ.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈskruː.t̯ə.ni/.

Scrutiny has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.