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