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