English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Railway Pronunciation
Railway is pronounced RAYL-way, IPA /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/.
RAYL-way
US /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/ · UK /ˈreɪlweɪ/
Syllables: RAYL · way (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A track of rails for trains, and the system and company that run on it.
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Railway in a Sentence
- The railway reached the town in 1847.
- There is a railway bridge at the end of the road.
- She worked on the railway for thirty years.
Common Mispronunciations of Railway
Not rayl-WAY
English compounds put the main beat on the first element, so the way at the end stays secondary.
Not REL-way
The first vowel is the long ay of rail. A short e makes the opening sound like rell.
Tip: Railway is the British word and railroad the American one. Both stress the front half.
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