How To Pronounce Park

park

Phonemic

/pɑːk/

Phonetic

[pʰɑːʴk̚]

Phonemic

/pɑːrk/

In British English, park is pronounced /pɑːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰɑːʴk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɑːrk/.

Park has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

pɑːk

Park has one syllable in British English.

park + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/pɑːks/

/pɑːrks/

park + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/pɑːkt/

/pɑːrkt/

park + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/

/ˈpɑːr.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Park

Questions About Park

How do you pronounce park in British English?

In British English, park is pronounced /pɑːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰɑːʴk̚].

How do you pronounce park in American English?

In American English, park is pronounced /pɑːrk/.

Do British and American English pronounce park the same way?

No. British English has /pɑːk/ and American English has /pɑːrk/.

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