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