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