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