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