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