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