How To Pronounce Greek
Greek
UK
Phonemic
/ɡriːk/
Phonetic
[ɡriːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡriːk/
In British English, Greek is pronounced /ɡriːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡriːk/.
Greek 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
ɡriːk
Greek has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Greek
Questions About Greek
How do you pronounce Greek in British English?
In British English, Greek is pronounced /ɡriːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːk̚].
How do you pronounce Greek in American English?
In American English, Greek is pronounced /ɡriːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce Greek the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡriːk/.
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