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