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title: "Raleigh Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Raleigh is pronounced /ˈrɔ.li/ — RAW-lee. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/raleigh"
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# Raleigh pronunciation

/ˈrɔ.li/

RAW-lee

Raleigh has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "raw". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Raleigh syllables

Raleigh has 2 syllables: RAW-lee.

1. RAW rɔ
2. lee li

RAW-lee, two syllables. The "-eigh" is a simple "ee", as in "Leigh", not "lay" as in "sleigh" — the city and the Elizabethan courtier share the same sound.

## Sounds to watch

### The r sound

Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.

### The l sound

Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.

## Raleigh in a sentence

- Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, not Charlotte.
- The flight to Raleigh was delayed by an hour.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- /r/ and /l/ confused Touch the ridge behind the teeth for /l/ but avoid tongue contact for /r/.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce raleigh?

Raleigh is pronounced /ˈrɔ.li/, or RAW-lee in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "raw".

### How many syllables are in raleigh?

2: RAW-lee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use raleigh in a sentence?

Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, not Charlotte. The flight to Raleigh was delayed by an hour.

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