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