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