How To Pronounce Folk

folk

UK
Phonemic
/fəʊk/
Phonetic
[fəʊk̚]
US
Phonemic
/foʊk/

In British English, folk is pronounced /fəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /foʊk/.

Folk has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

fəʊk

Folk has one syllable in British English.

folk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fəʊks/
US
/foʊks/

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Questions About Folk

How do you pronounce folk in British English?

In British English, folk is pronounced /fəʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəʊk̚].

How do you pronounce folk in American English?

In American English, folk is pronounced /foʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce folk the same way?

No. British English has /fəʊk/ and American English has /foʊk/.

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