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