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