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