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Gora Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation of Baez (Joan)
The last name is Mexican and pronounced Báez with stress on the a. However I have heard it pronounced in English as Baéz with a stress on the e. Are there variations? How is the last name stressed by English speakers?
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by EZZ ( /bai 'ez/ ) The first syllable is like the word "by" or "buy" -- rhymes with sigh, die, cry, ... The second syllable takes the stress. It rhymes with "fez" and "says".
- by EZZ ( /bai 'ez/ ) The first syllable is like the word "by" or "buy" -- rhymes with sigh, die, cry, ...
- The second syllable takes the stress.
- It rhymes with "fez" and "says".
- CJ
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by EZZ
( /bai 'ez/ )
The first syllable is like the word "by" or "buy" -- rhymes with sigh, die, cry, ...
The second syllable takes the stress. It rhymes with "fez" and "says".
CJ
( /bai 'ez/ )
The first syllable is like the word "by" or "buy" -- rhymes with sigh, die, cry, ...
The second syllable takes the stress. It rhymes with "fez" and "says".
CJ
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