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