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