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