How To Pronounce Rank
rank
UK
Phonemic
/ræŋk/
Phonetic
[ræ̃ŋk̚]
US
Phonemic
/ræŋk/
In British English, rank is pronounced /ræŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ræ̃ŋk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ræŋk/.
Rank 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
ræŋk
Rank has one syllable in British English.
rank + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ræŋks/
US
/ræŋks/
rank + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ræŋkt/
US
/ræŋkt/
rank + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈræŋ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈræŋ.kɪŋ/
rank + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈræŋ.kə/
US
/ˈræŋ.kɚ/
rank + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈræŋ.kɪst/
US
/ˈræŋ.kɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Rank
Questions About Rank
How do you pronounce rank in British English?
In British English, rank is pronounced /ræŋk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ræ̃ŋk̚].
How do you pronounce rank in American English?
In American English, rank is pronounced /ræŋk/.
Do British and American English pronounce rank the same way?
Yes. Both are /ræŋk/.
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