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