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