English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Crazy Pronunciation
Crazy is pronounced KRAY-zee, IPA /ˈkreɪzi/.
KRAY-zee
US /ˈkreɪzi/ · UK /ˈkreɪzi/
Syllables: KRAY · zee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Wildly unreasonable, or mentally unwell in older and now dated usage.
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Crazy in a Sentence
- Traffic was crazy on the way into town this morning.
- It sounds crazy, but the cheapest flight goes the long way round.
- My brother is crazy about vintage motorbikes.
Common Mispronunciations of Crazy
Not KRA-zee
Let the first vowel run long. It is the ay of day and rain, not the flat a of cat, so the word opens as kray and not as kra.
Not KRAY-see
Spell it with a z in your head. The single s in the middle is voiced here, so it buzzes like the s in easy rather than hissing like the one in racy.
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