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