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