How To Pronounce Survey

The stress in survey moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ in British English and /ˈsɜːr.veɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a survey”.

Verb. It is /səˈveɪ/ in British English and /sərˈveɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to survey”.

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.