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