How To Pronounce Brick
brick
UK
Phonemic
/brɪk/
Phonetic
[brɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/brɪk/
In British English, brick is pronounced /brɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /brɪk/.
Brick 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
brɪk
Brick has one syllable in British English.
brick + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/brɪks/
US
/brɪks/
Words That Rhyme With Brick
Questions About Brick
How do you pronounce brick in British English?
In British English, brick is pronounced /brɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪk̚].
How do you pronounce brick in American English?
In American English, brick is pronounced /brɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce brick the same way?
Yes. Both are /brɪk/.
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