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