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