How To Pronounce Back
back
UK
Phonemic
/bæk/
Phonetic
[bæk̚]
US
Phonemic
/bæk/
In British English, back is pronounced /bæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bæk/.
Back has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
bæk
Back has one syllable in British English.
back + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bæks/
US
/bæks/
back + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bækt/
US
/bækt/
back + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Back
Questions About Back
How do you pronounce back in British English?
In British English, back is pronounced /bæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæk̚].
How do you pronounce back in American English?
In American English, back is pronounced /bæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce back the same way?
Yes. Both are /bæk/.
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