How To Pronounce Meek
meek
UK
Phonemic
/miːk/
Phonetic
[miːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/miːk/
In British English, meek is pronounced /miːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [miːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /miːk/.
Meek 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
miːk
Meek has one syllable in British English.
meek + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈmiː.kə/
US
/ˈmiː.kɚ/
meek + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈmiː.kɪst/
US
/ˈmiː.kɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Meek
Questions About Meek
How do you pronounce meek in British English?
In British English, meek is pronounced /miːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [miːk̚].
How do you pronounce meek in American English?
In American English, meek is pronounced /miːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce meek the same way?
Yes. Both are /miːk/.
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