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