How To Pronounce Hick
hick
UK
Phonemic
/hɪk/
Phonetic
[hɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/hɪk/
In British English, hick is pronounced /hɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɪk/.
Hick 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
hɪk
Hick has one syllable in British English.
hick + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/hɪks/
US
/hɪks/
Words That Rhyme With Hick
Questions About Hick
How do you pronounce hick in British English?
In British English, hick is pronounced /hɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɪk̚].
How do you pronounce hick in American English?
In American English, hick is pronounced /hɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce hick the same way?
Yes. Both are /hɪk/.
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