How To Pronounce Bike
bike
UK
Phonemic
/baɪk/
Phonetic
[baɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/baɪk/
In British English, bike is pronounced /baɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /baɪk/.
Bike 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
baɪk
Bike has one syllable in British English.
bike + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/baɪks/
US
/baɪks/
bike + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/baɪkt/
US
/baɪkt/
bike + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbaɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈbaɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bike
Questions About Bike
How do you pronounce bike in British English?
In British English, bike is pronounced /baɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪk̚].
How do you pronounce bike in American English?
In American English, bike is pronounced /baɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce bike the same way?
Yes. Both are /baɪk/.
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