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