How To Pronounce Black
black
UK
Phonemic
/blæk/
Phonetic
[blæk̚]
US
Phonemic
/blæk/
In British English, black is pronounced /blæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blæk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /blæk/.
Black 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
blæk
Black has one syllable in British English.
black + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈblæk.ə/
US
/ˈblæk.ɚ/
black + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈblæk.ɪst/
US
/ˈblæk.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Black
Questions About Black
How do you pronounce black in British English?
In British English, black is pronounced /blæk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [blæk̚].
How do you pronounce black in American English?
In American English, black is pronounced /blæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce black the same way?
Yes. Both are /blæk/.
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