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