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